Coat of arms of Surabaya

The Coat of Arms of Surabaya is the official coat of arms of the city of Surabaya. The emblem was adopted in December 1956.

Description
The half hexagon which is distilled and blue in color. In the middle of the shield there is a painting of a silver (white) warrior monument. Behind the painting of the warrior monument there is a golden (yellow) shark at the top and a golden (yellow) crocodile at the bottom, both of them attacking each other.

Dutch East Indies
The first emblem of Surabaya was officially granted on 11 August 1931. The arms consisted of a shield, divided diagonally by an embattled line, on the image Azure, a shark reguardant in chief and a crocodile to the sinister reguardant, both Argent. The arms were supported by lions, above the arms was a mural crown, The motto in Latin says SOERA-ING-BAJA in golden lettering on a scroll Azure.