[2] The colors of the coat of arms for branding is regulated in a document that has been confirmed by the chairman of the Riga City Council, numbered 128-r.

[4] The greater, middle, and lesser coat of arms of Riga should conform to their heraldic descriptions and samples.

Individuals and legal entities can use the coat of arms of Riga, with the heraldic elements, upon obtaining the permission from the Symbolic Commission, for:[2] It is known that from 1225 to 1226, from 1330 to 1340, a city wall with open gates and two towers, the middle of which is located on the cross pole, can be seen in the city stamp, but on each side along the key.

The walls of the medieval towns' marble with the gates were a common heraldic element that symbolized the city's independence, significance and power.

Other new element, a lion in the raised stone gates of the city, was added, which symbolises to the prowess of the townspeople and the growing independence of the citizens of Riga.

The shield holders are two golden lions with red tongues and turned heads on two grey cornices supported by a stylised leaf.

The establishment year of Riga, "1201", was added later in 1968, and was deleted in a 1987 revision, and was changed with the lions below the gate in 1988.