Cuban Coat Of Arms

The Cuban Coat of Arms is the official symbol of Cuba. It consists of a shield, in front of a Fasces crowned by the Phrygian Cap, all supported by an oak branch on one side and a laurel wreath on the other. The coat of arms was created by Miguel Teurbe Tolón and was adopted on April 24, 1906. The National coat of arms represents our island. It is shaped like a pointed leather shield, and divided into three sections. In its horizontal upper part, there is a golden key between two mountains, and a sun rising over the sea. The blue and white stripes, down the left hand side, represent the situation of the island, in terms of its division into states, in the colonial period. Its figure, bearing any difficult storm, it's the most respected, symbolizing