Coat of arms of Rotterdam

Coat of arms of Rotterdam
Versions
The escutcheon from the coat of arms
Details
Armiger	Rotterdam
Escutcheon	two red Dutch lions and two black Hainaut lions, green field charged with a white pale
Supporters	two golden lions
Compartment	stone pedestal
Motto	Sterker door strijd (Stronger from struggel)

The coat of arms of Rotterdam is the official symbol of the city of Rotterdam. It consists of a shield and has a green band of the original weapon of Weena, bisected by a white band symbolizes the Rotte, two golden lions, and four lions, two black and two red on a gold field, and the motto of Rotterdam.

To the surrender of Rotterdam, the weapon was given by William I, Count of Holland and Hainaut in thanks for the support of the lords of the Court of Wena in its fight against Flanders in 1304. The lions are the two red Dutch lions and two black Hainaut lions.

After World War II the motto Sterker door strijd was added to the coat arms of Rotterdam. This motto was granted in 1948 by Queen Wilhelmina.

In the coat of arms of Rotterdam, the field of the escutcheon (heraldic shield) is green. The field is charged with a white pale. The field and the pale result in three vertical bands in the colours green, white, and green.

The supporters of the escutcheon are two rampant golden lions. The compartment the lions stand on is a stone pedestal. The lions were added to the coat of arms in the 16th century.