uruguay

The arms consist of a quartered oval with blue in the first and fourth quarters and white in the second and third. There are scales for justice. The horse and ox represent liberty and plenty. There is a representation of a city on a hill. That city is Montevideo, and it symbolizes strength. The sun is the “Sun of May” first used in Argentina and is derived from its historical ties with what was then the United Provinces of the River Plata.