Coat of arms of Birmingham City Council

Coat of arms of Birmingham City Council
Coat of arms of Birmingham City Council
Versions
	As a banner of arms
Armiger	Birmingham City Council
Adopted	10 May 1977
Shield	Quarterly first and fourth Azure a Bend of five Lozenges conjoined Or second and third per pale indented Or and Gules over all a Cross Ermine thereon a Mitre Proper
Motto	Forward

Arms of the de Bermingham family, medieval lords of the manor of Birmingham: *Party per pale indented or and gules*, as sculpted on the tunic of the alabaster effigy of Sir John de Bermingham (d. circa 1400) in St Martin's Church, Birmingham

The coat of arms of Birmingham City Council was granted in 1977 and includes various elements related to the area the council governs: the metropolitan borough of Birmingham in the county of the West Midlands, England.

The coat of arms is very similar to that granted to the council's predecessor, the Corporation of Birmingham, in 1889. It includes elements from the arms of the de Birmingham family, who held the manor of Birmingham until 1536, the arms of the Calthorpe family, who held the manor of Edgbaston, and the arms of the Corporation of Sutton Coldfield. It also references the city's industry and art.