Coat of Arms
The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the dukedom is: Quarterly: 1st and 4th gules, three cinquefoils pierced ermine (for Hamilton); 2nd and 3rd argent, an ancient ship or lymphad, with one mast, the sail furled and oars out sable (for Arran).
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