[2] The pictogram present in the Mendoza Codex consists of a bent right arm, with the hand twisted, the humerus exposed and water on the shoulder, at the top of the pictogram there is a label that indicates "colima.

Although the meaning of "Colima" presents a linguistic ambiguity, studies on the subject suggest that the preferable meaning is "place where the water bends" or the place of the river bend.

In a silver field: pictogram of Colima present in the Mendoza Codex, which "is a human arm, in its color, separated from the body, with the symbol of water on the shoulder and that has a blue bracelet with a red line.

Shield crest: steel helmet on its side, with the visor down and facing right (to the left for those who see the shield); on its upper part and at the tip it has a black feathered headdress.

Exterior ornaments of the shield: Supports: both sides of the shield are adorned with hibiscus flowers and other species of hibiscus ("obelisk" as it is known in Colima), with descending apalcuates (tilcuates) snakes entangled in the plant.