COAT OF ARMS OF BUENOS AIRES: HISTORY AND MEANING - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2025

The coat of arms of Buenos Aires is made up of two hands that hold a pike and a hat with a silver and sky blue background.

Some differences between the national shield and the provincial shield is that the rays of the sun in the upper part are straighter, unlike the Argentine shield.

5 characteristics and meanings of the coat of arms of Buenos Aires

The branches are different between both symbols, national and provincial. Finally, the ribbon at the bottom has golden fringes, whereas the Argentine shield does not have it.

1) Hands clasped

On the shield you can see two forearms that appear from the left side and the right side of the lower quarter of the shield.

These represent the union of the united provinces of the Río de la Plata, as they were known before being independent from Spanish rule.

2) Short spear and hat

The bright red gules hat or cap that is in the upper quarter of the central field of the shield, is also known as the Phrygian cap, and symbolizes the freedom that was obtained with the independence and establishment of the Argentine Republic.

The pike, also known as the short spear, is the symbol that the freedom achieved, whose symbol is the gules hat, will be defended and sustained even if they must take up arms again.

3)

There are two versions around the sun that appears on the shield. The first is that it refers to the beliefs of the indigenous people who populated the current Argentine Republic before the arrival of the Spanish.

Another version indicates that it means the dawn of a new nation independent from the rule of Madrid, which arose from the desire to get rid of the colonial system.

4)

These colors are present in both the flag and the national shield of Argentina.

They are the symbol of the Argentine nation and its new identity that emerged with the establishment as a Republic. These colors also make up the background of the central quarter of the shield.

5)

In the language of symbols, shields and flags known as heraldry, laurels and olive trees are symbols of victory and peace, alluding to Roman times.

This has the meaning that after independence peace and the independence triumph was present.

Similarly, the ribbon that unites these branches of peace and victory are the colors of the Argentine nationality, which are accompanied by the gold that resembles the sun at the top of the shield to illuminate the path of the new country.

References

1. Shield of the Province of Buenos Aires. Heraldry in Argentina. Recovered from the site: heraldicaargentina.blogspot.com
2. Province of Buenos Aires: coat of arms. Argentine heraldry. Recovered from the site: heraldicaargentina.com.ar
3. Shield Province of Buenos Aires. Telpin. Recovered from the site: telpin.com.ar
4. Image N1 Recovered from the site: commons.wikimedia.org