The coat of arms of Buenos Aires is the official shield used by the different areas and dependencies of the Government of the city of

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. The current coat of arms was adopted by law number 4408, sanctioned by the Buenos Aires City Legislature in 2012.

History

On October 20, 1580 the government of the city of La Trinidad and the port of ''Buen Ayre'', headed by

Juan de Garay Juan de Garay (1528–1583) was a Spanish conquistador. Garay's birthplace is disputed. Some say it was in the city of Junta de Villalba de Losa in Castile, while others argue he was born in the area of Orduña (Basque Country). There's n ...

, received an insignia sent to it by the crown for their approval. It depicted an eagle which was unfortunately looking to the left (the right of the observer), which in heraldry suggests "illegitimacy" . There was another error, in that the crown was royal (which is supposed to be reserved for the highest nobility). Perhaps because of the presumed distaste of heraldry experts, the insignia was not approved until September 20, 1596, and fell out of use quite quickly. On November 29, 2012, the Buenos Aires City Legislature passed a bill that modified and restored the original format of the insignia. The new symbol is a refined version of the coat of arms approved on July 7, 1856 by the City Council of Buenos Aires which received final approval by Order of December 3, 1923. It is an oval with the image of the

Río de la Plata The Río de la Plata (, "river of silver"), also called the River Plate or La Plata River in English, is the estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River at Punta Gorda. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean and fo ...

, two ships symbolizing the two foundations of the City, and a white dove with its wings spread over the sky.

Gallery

Arms of Buenos Aires (Flag).svg, Seal of

, de facto coat of arms of the city after the second foundation of

. Escudo de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.png, First true coat of arms of the city, created in 1649 and officially promulgated in 1923. Seal of the Buenos Aires City (2003 - 2006).svg, Coat of arms from 2003 to 2006. Municipal Seal of the City of Buenos Aires 1970.svg, 1970 design of the municipal seal of the City of Buenos Aires 1970 Seal of the city of Buenos Aires from 1997 2008.svg, Seal of the city of Buenos Aires from 1997 to 2008. The seal is derivative institutional symbol from the coat of arms. Seal 2008 2012.svg, Official seal of City of Buenos Aires from 2008 to 2012.

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