Coat Of Arms Of Darwin

The city currently only uses the arms in correspondence by the city's lord mayor. They are currently being reviewed by the city's reconciliation working group, with some councillors in 2011 calling the arms "appalling" and not representative of the city.

Coat of arms of the City of Darwin
Armiger	Lord Mayor of Darwin
Adopted	9 December 1959 (1959-12-09)
Crest	Out of a Mural Crown proper a Mariner's Compass Gules, the Rose Or, the Needle pointing to the North also Gules. Mantling: Gules, doubled Argent.
Shield	Gules, on a Fess per pale Azure and Argent between in chief a Castle also Argent, the Portcullis raised Sable, and in base a Sun irradiated Or within an Annulet likewise Argent, a Wooden Aeroplane Propeller of early pattern erect proper, winged Argent, and on Water harry wavy proper a Sailing Ship of two masts in full sail also proper.
Supporters	On the dexter side an Australian Aborigine with tribal markings proper holding in the exterior hand a Native Shield and supporting by the interior hand a Spear point upwards also proper, and on the sinister side a British Settler supporting with the exterior hand a Pick and Shovel likewise proper.
Compartment	A mount Vert.
Motto	Latin: Progrediamur

The fort on the shield acknowledges the origin of Darwin as an army base, founded in order to defend the claim of the British to the entire mainland of Australia. The ship symbolises the importance of the port to Darwin in its early days. The advent of air travel is symbolised by the propeller with wings. The two supporters represent the Aboriginal people of Darwin, the original inhabitants of Darwin, and European miners which contributed significantly to the new town's prosperity. The crest contains a compass pointing north, representing the location of Darwin at the north of Australia.

• Australian heraldry