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The Pontifical Swiss Guard banner is a square divided by a white cross into quarters. In the lower right corner is Pope Julius II's coat-of-arms; in the upper left, that of the reigning Pope. The other two quarters display the Swiss Guard's colours, and in the middle of the cross is the commander's own coat-of-arms.
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“The broken pillar of the wing jags from the clotted shoulder,
The wing trails like a banner in defeat,”
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With a step like snow so light,
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