Coat of arms of Buenos Aires Province

The coat of arms of Buenos Aires Province was declared official on the 19th of October 1935, by Law 4351.[1] It is similar to the arms of Argentina and has its origins in the seal of the General Constituent Assembly of 1813.[2]

In 1813 the Assembly designed the shield that would replace the Spanish. The Nation and the Province retained that of the Assembly. In 1880 the city of Buenos Aires became the capital of the Republic, and the province continued to use the shield of the Assembly.

In 1935 ornaments were determined officially, similar to those of the national shield. There are some differences:

* The sun's rays are straight.
* The branches are not equal, laurel on the left and olive tree on the right, symbols of victory and peace.
* The blue and white ribbon that binds the branches is different.

## References

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1. ^ "BA Provincia". 2012-10-01. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2020-02-05.31
2. ^ "Que el Escudo, la Bandera, el Himno y su letra son los símbolos de la soberanía de la Nación" [That the Coat of Arms, the Flag, the Anthem, and its lyrics are the symbols of the sovereignty of the Nation.] (in Spanish). Ministry of Economy and Production. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2011. "En adelante se adoptará como representación del escudo argentino, la reproducción fiel del Sello que usó la Soberana Asamblea General Constituyente de la Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata, el mismo que ésta ordenó en sesión de 12 de marzo de 1813, usase el Poder Ejecutivo."

## Further reading

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* Símbolos Nacionales de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Comisión Administradora de la Biblioteca del Congreso de la Nación. 1997. ISBN 950-691-036-7.