Coat of Arms: The Nicaraguan coat of arms was first adopted on 21 August 1823 as the coat of arms of Central America, but underwent several changes during the course of history, until the last version was introduced in 1971.
The triangle signifies equality, the rainbow signifies peace, the gorro frigio (Phrygian cap) symbolizes liberty and the five volcanoes express the union and brotherhood of all five Central American countries.
