ðə ʃˈiːld wʌz kwˈɔːɹɾɚd, ænd dᵻpˈɪktᵻd wˈʌn ɐ ʃˈiːf ʌv wˈiːt ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈɛd bˈækɡɹaʊnd, tˈuː ɐ lˈændskeɪp sˈiːn ʃˈoʊɪŋ ɐ bɹˈɪdʒ əkɹˌɑːs ɐ ɹˈɪvɚ, θɹˈiː ɐ tɹˈiː ˌɔn ɐ skˈaɪ blˈuː bˈækɡɹaʊnd, ænd fˈoːɹ ɐ kˌɔːɹnuːkˈoʊpiə ˌɔn ɐ ɡɹˈiːn bˈækɡɹaʊnd.
The shield was quartered, and depicted (1) a sheaf of wheat on a red background, (2) a landscape scene showing a bridge across a river, (3) a tree on a sky blue background, and (4) a cornucopia on a green background.