It bore the papal seal.

It is less formal than a constitution and carries no papal seal.

Public documents, by contrast, were sealed by stamping a different papal seal onto lead which was attached to the document.

The historian David Bates sees this coronation as the ceremonial papal "seal of approval" for William's conquest.

The pope's ring is not to be confused with the papal seal, which is what the pope uses to seal documents.

Luther himself received an official copy bearing the papal seal in early October of that year.

They had papal seals and papers, identification.

"You have two gold rings with the papal seal," she said.

Reverse images of the papal seal.

Latin-penned, embossed with the papal seal.