The coat of arms of Halifax, Nova Scotia is the full armorial achievement as used by the municipal government as an official symbol.
The principal charge on the arms, St. AndrewâÂÂs cross, represent the municipality as the capital of Nova Scotia. The four arms of the cross represent the four previous municipalities â the City of Halifax, the City of Dartmouth, the County of Halifax, and the Town of Bedford â who merged in 1996 to form the Halifax Regional Municipality. The kingfisher is taken from the coat of arms of the city of Halifax while the ships and arrows remember the emblems of Dartmouth and Bedford.
The blazon is :
Azure a saltire Or and a bezant merged thereon a Kingfisher between four broad arrows points outward Azure in fess two sailing vessels tempore 1760 flags flying to the dexter Or;