The coat of arms shall be surmounted by a civic crown in flat view; and accompanied on each side by a flag and a standard of national colors, further described below.

"The coat of arms (escudo de armas) has a palm branch on its left and a laurel one on its right, tied by a red and white ribbon, as well as a Holm oak civic crown above it.

The first version of the Coat of Arms of Peru was designed by General José de San Martín and officially declared on 21 October 1820.

This was on top of a baroque base, with a scroll under it with the motto "Renació el sol del Perú" ("Peru's sun is reborn") in capital letters.

The South was formed first, thus adopting a new coat of arms: A golden inti sun with five small stars above it (representing Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cuzco, Litoral and Puno, the four groups of the republic) and four flags behind it.

These generated that, months after its creation, that the seals of ministries modified the law, cutting the width of the shield to design the cornucopia comfortably, and getting rid of the escorting flags.