TI IS MAD FOR : SIGNET RINGS

crossed keys symbolize the keys of the kingdom of heaven that bestow on Saint Peter the authority to bind

Signet rings! So ducal. So magisterial. Bring them back I say. Put them on the fingers of the truly entitled (not the merely delusional) and let's bring the act of kissing them. This ring in question dates back to circa 1600 . Its crossed keys symbolize the keys of the kingdom of heaven that bestow on Saint Peter the authority to bind (Matthew 16:18-19). As such, they were often used by ecclesiastics and officers of guilds for signing official documents. Rings used for sealing continued in Europe without a break from the fall of the Roman Empire through the Renaissance . which is why I am on a campaign to bring them back.