Coat of arms of Warsaw

Coat of arms of Warsaw
Versions
Design for Grand Coat of Arms of Warsaw ("Semper invicta")
Coat of arms of Warsaw during the communist era (1944–1989)
Armiger	Capital City of Warsaw
Adopted	1990
Crest	Mermaid of Warsaw
Motto	Contemnit procellas
Earlier version(s)	1390-1989

The coat of arms of Warsaw consists of a syrenka ("little mermaid") in a red field. This imagery has been in use since at least the mid-14th century.^[1] The syrenka has traditionally held a silver sword although this does not appear on more recent versions.