Lion of Saint Mark
The shield of Pius X's coat of arms is charged in two basic parts, as it is "per fess". In chief (the top part of the shield) shows the arms of the Patriarch of Venice, which Pius X was from 1893 to 1903. It consists of the Lion of Saint Mark proper and haloed in silver upon a silver-white background, displaying a book with the inscription of "" on the left page and "" on the right page.