Coat of arms of Buenos Aires

The coat of arms of Buenos Aires is the official sign of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires and is used by the different areas of the city government.

History

On October 20, 1580 Government of the Santisima Trinidad city and its port of Santa María de los Buenos Ayres received by Juan de Garay at their head, as a sign of recognition by the Spanish crown insignia. It was an eagle, which unfortunately looked to the left, " illegitimacy " means in heraldry. Another mistake was the royal crown, which is reserved for the highest nobility. As you guessed the displeasure of heraldry experts, the coat of arms was only adopted on 20 September 1596 also abolished quickly.

The coat of arms used today shows two sailboats at anchor, about a sun with rays striking designed as they are found also similar to the Argentine flag.