| Coat of arms of Edinburgh | |
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| Armiger | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Adopted | 1732 |
| Crest | An anchor tethered about with a cable all Proper |
| Shield | Argent, a castle triple-towered and embattled Sable, masoned of the First and topped with three fans Gules, windows and portcullis shut of the Last, situate on a rock Proper |
| Supporters | A woman richly attired with her hair hanging over her shoulders, and a doe, both Proper |
| Motto | Nisi Dominus Frustra ("Without [the] Lord, [all is] in vain") |
The coat of arms of Edinburgh was registered with the Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1732, having been used unofficially for several centuries previously. The central symbol is a heraldic castle, representing Edinburgh Castle.