Coat of arms of the City of Edinburgh Council

Coat of arms of The City of Edinburgh Council
ArmigerThe City of Edinburgh Council
Adopted1732
CrestAn anchor tethered about with a cable all Proper
ShieldArgent, 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
SupportersA woman richly attired with her hair hanging over her shoulders, and a doe, both Proper
MottoNisi Dominus Frustra ("Without [the] Lord, [all is] in vain")

The coat of arms of the City of Edinburgh Council is the coat of arms belonging to The City of Edinburgh Council, the local authority of Edinburgh, Scotland. The coat of arms was registered with the Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1732, having been used unofficially for several centuries previously. The central symbol is a castle, representing Edinburgh Castle.