Coat of arms of Darwin

Coat of Arms of the City of Darwin
Details
Armiger	Lord Mayors of Darwin
Adopted	1959
Crest	Mariner’s Compass and Mural Crown
Torse	None
Escutcheon	Fort, Ship, Propeller and Encircled Star
Supporters	Australian Aborigine and European miner
Compartment	Grassy Green Land
Motto	Latin: Progrediamur

The Coat of arms of Darwin were granted by the Queen on 9 December 1959 - the same year in which Darwin was granted city status.

The Arms is consist of a red shield.

Above the shield is the silver helmet with red and white mantling and above the helmet there is silver mural crown, and on crown there is mariner's compass Gules and its northerly point is particularly highlighted. This represents Darwin's position as a northern city.

On the left side of the shield there is an Australian Aborigine which representing the early inhabitants of the Darwin area, and on the right side of the shiled a European miner, who depicts an important industry which aided Darwin's growth.

The base of the shield is on a grassy green land.

A scroll below the arms has a Latin motto Progrediamur which translates as "Let us go forward'."

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