Coat of arms of Adelaide

Coat of arms of the City of Adelaide
Details
Armiger	Lord Mayor of Adelaide
Adopted	1929
Crest	Right arm holding Miner’s Pick and Mural Crown
Torse	Blue and Gold
Escutcheon	Red and Gold Cross, Ship, Fleece, Wheat Sheaf and Bull head
Supporters	Lion and Kangaroo
Compartment	Grassy Green Field
Motto	Latin: Ut Prosint Omnibus Conjuncti

The Coat of Arms of Adelaide was granted by the Herald's College on 20 April 1929.

The Arms consist of a blue shield with a gold cross, on which is surmounted a red cross.

Above the shield is a golden mural crown; its derives from the crown or garland given to the soldier in early Roman times who was the first to scale the wall of a besieged town.

Above the mural crown is a crest of the Corporation. It is a right arm holding miner’s pick, it representing another of the industries of the early years which contributed so much to the wealth of South Australia and Adelaide. The arm is resting on a wreath of the colours of the city blue and gold.

On the right side of shield there is a kangaroo, and on the left side a Lion, which guard and uphold the shield.

The lion represents the English origin of the settlers who established South Australia and the kangaroo represents the country they helped to build. the lion simultaneously represents aion, the god of time,and the lion of dominion. The red kangaroo represents the kaurna peoples totem, the red kangaroo dreaming

The base of the shield is on a grassy green field of rising ground.

A scroll below the arms has a Latin motto Ut Prosint Omnibus Conjuncti which translates as "united for the common good."

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