ðə dɪzˈaɪn ɹᵻflˈɛktᵻd ðə hjˈuːɡənˌɑːt ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz ʌvðə tˈaʊn: pɜː ʃˈɛvɹɑːn ˈɑːɹdʒənt ænd ˈæʒɚ, ɪn tʃˈiːf tˈuː hˈɜːts, ˈiːtʃ tʃˈɑːɹdʒd wɪð ɐ flˈʊɹdəlˈɪs ɔːɹ, ɪn bˈeɪs ɐ hjˈuːɡənˌɑːt kɹˈɔs, ˈɑːɹdʒənt ɪn lˈeɪmənz tˈɜːmz : ðə ʃˈiːld ɪz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ sˈɪlvɚɹ ˌoʊvɚ blˈuː baɪ ɐ ʃˈɛvɹɑːnʃˈeɪpt lˈaɪn, ɪnðɪ ˌʌpɚ hˈæf ɑːɹ tˈuː ɡˈoʊldən flˈʊɹz də lˈɪs ˌɔn blˈuː dˈɪsks ænd ɪnðə lˈoʊɚ hˈæf ɪz ɐ sˈɪlvɚ hjˈuːɡənˌɑːt kɹˈɔs.
The design reflected the Huguenot origins of the town: Per chevron Argent and Azure, in chief two hurts, each charged with a fleur-de-lis Or, in  base  a Huguenot cross, Argent (in layman's terms : the shield is divided into silver over blue by a chevron-shaped line, in the upper half are two golden fleurs de lis on blue discs and in the lower half is a silver Huguenot cross).