The coat of arms of Sofia consists of a shield divided into four. The image of the Church of St Sophia which gave the name to the city takes up the upper left field (as seen from behind the shield) and a humanized picture of the ancient town of Serdica taken from an antique coin is located to the right (again, heraldry reverses right and left as it is from the point of view of the crest). Down left is a golden baldachin and a statue of Apollo Medicus representing the mineral springs around the city, while the lower right field is reserved for Vitosha, the mountain at the foot of which Sofia is located.
In the middle is another, smaller shield, where the image of a lion leaping, a traditional Bulgarian symbol, is located. A crown of walls and towers tops the larger shield, an element typically reserved for city coat of arms. At the bottom is the city motto, "Расте, но не старее" – Raste, no ne staree ("Ever Growing, Never Aging").
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