Editing Coat of arms of Costa Rica (section)

== Federal and state arms ==
In March 1824, when Costa Rica joined the [[Federal Republic of Central America|United Provinces of Central America]] arms promulgated by the new republic's constitution became the arms of the State of Costa Rica. This coat of arms consists of a triangle, in which five volcanoes rise out of the sea symbolizing the five member states of the United Provinces; above the volcanoes is a shining red [[Phrygian cap]] and a [[rainbow]]. This coat of arms with small changes is still used by the national coat of arms of [[El Salvador]] and [[Nicaragua]].

On 2 November 1824, Costa Rica adopted its first coat of arms as a state within the federation which showed the right side of a naked male's chest and extended arm surrounded by a circle of green mountains and the legend free state of Costa Rica.<ref name="historia">[http://www.historia.fcs.ucr.ac.cr/mod-cole/2004/bandyescudos/escudos.htm History of the Coat of Arms of Costa Rica] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120045345/http://historia.fcs.ucr.ac.cr/mod-cole/2004/bandyescudos/escudos.htm |date=2009-01-20 }} Accessed 2008-02-01 {{in lang|es}}</ref>