Coat of arms of Aruba


The Coat of arms of Aruba was originally designed in Amsterdam in 1955. Since then, it has been in use as the national symbol of Aruba. The symbol has seven main elements:
Shield: quartered by a cross Argent, the first Azure an aloe plant Or, the second Or the Hooiberg hill Vert issuant from barry wavy sea of Azure and Argent, the third Or two dexter hands Gules shaking each other fesswise, the fourth Gules an Argent cogwheel
Crest: a lion couchant Gules
Supporters: a pair of laurel branches Vert, tied at the bottom