On the heraldic right (viewers' left) of the upper part, on a crimson field, over natural waves, a double-arched silver bridge built of hewn stone (Trajan's Bridge) is represented, from which a golden lion emerges.

In the bottom part of the shield lies the image of the medieval city with its public and industrial buildings, surrounded by the citadels of the former fortress and the Bega Canal.

This is the insignia of the Royal House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen,[5] the ruling dynasty of Romania until the abolition of monarchy in the coup of 1947.

Above the shield is a silver mural crown, symbolizing the status of the city as county seat municipality.

[7] The shield has remained relatively unchanged in history – the only changes since the 19th century have been the replacement of a baroque cartouche with a shield, the replacement of a gold crown with diamonds with a mural crown, the removal of the supporters (two sable horses) and addition of the Romanian revolutionary flag after 1989.