ARMS: Quarterly first and fourth Azure a Bend of five Lozenges conjoined Or second and third per pale indented Or and Gules over all a Cross Ermine thereon a Mitre proper.
CREST: On a Wreath Or and Azure issuant from a Mural Crown Or charged with a Rose Gules charged with another Argent barbed and seeded proper a dexter Arm embowed the hand holding a Hammer all proper; Mantled Azure doubled Or.
SUPPORTERS: On the dexter side a Female Figure (representing) Art) proper vested Argent wreathed round the temples with Laurel Vert tied by a Riband Gules holding in the sinister hand resting on the Shield a Book bound also Gules and in the dexter a Painter's Palette Or with two Brushes proper and on the sinister side a Man habited as a Smith (representing Industry) holding in the dexter hand resting on the Shield a Cupel and in the sinister a Hammer resting on an Anvil all proper.
BADGE: A Roundel per pale indented Argent and Sable within a Cogwheel Gules between each pair of Cogs a Bezant.

Motto 'FORWARD'
Granted 10th May 1977, to replace those granted on 3rd April 1889 and the supporters granted on 4th April 1889. These previous arms, crest and supporters were re-exemplified 31st August 1936..

The City of Birmingham was extended in 1974 by the inclusion of the Borough of Sutton Coldfield.

The arms in the quarters of the shield are two distinct coats used by the de Bermingham family, who held the manor in the 13th century (and perhaps from the time of the Conquest) until 1527, when Edward de Birmingham was deprived of his property by John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, by means of a false charge of riot. The bendwise lozenges appear on the shield of an effigy in the church of St. Martins-in-the-Bull Ring, believed to be William de Bermingham. Later members of the family seemed to have quartered the two coats in one shield, but with the quarters reversed. This order of the coats was used by the City for difference. The 1889 arms orginally had an ermine fess from the arms of the Calthorpe family, Lords of the Manor of Edgbaston. This has now been replaced by the ermine cross and mitre, from the arms of the Borough of Sutton Coldfield. This is a reference to John Harman or Vesey, Bishop of Exeter. He was born in Sutton and obtained my advantages for the Town.
The mural crown, arm and hammer refer to civic government and industry. The Tudor rose alludes to Henry VIII, who granted Sutton Coldfield a Charter in 1528.
The figures (reversed from the former achievement) represent art and industry. The cupel refers to the jewellery quarter and the anvil refers to the tradition of heavy industry.

ARMS: Per chevron Or and Gules a Chevron Azure between in chief two Lions rampant per pale Gules and Vert each supporting a Beacon fitted proper and in base a Salamander reguardant fitted proper on the Chevron between two Pieces of Chain each in chevron Or a Roundel barry wavy Argent and Azure between two Pears slipped and leaved Or.
CREST: Upon a Mount Vert rising from a Mural Crown Or charged with a Stafford Knot Azure a representation of Sedgley Beacon Tower proper between two Roses Gules barbed and seeded proper, Mantled Azure doubled Or.
SUPPORTERS: To the dexter a Canon of the Premonstratensian Order holding in his exterior hand a closed Book proper and to the sinister an Angel proper winged Argent habited Gules girded and holding in the exterior hand a Mural Crown Or.
BADGE: A Castle triple towered proper suspended by a Chain from the central tower a golden Fleece proper each flanking tower charged with an Escallop Sable.

Motto 'UNITY AND PROGRESS'
Granted 10th June 1975.

The Metropolitan Borough of Dudley was formed by the amalgamation of the County Borough of Dudley, the Borough of Halesowen and the Borough of Stourbridge. In 1966 part of the Urban District of Amblecote, the Urban District of Brierley Hill, the Urban District of Coseley and the Urban District of Sedglely had been added to Dudley. At the same time the remainder of Amblecote was added to Stourbridge.

The chevron is taken from the arms of the Coseley UDC and resembles the bridge in the arms of the Borough of Stourbridge. The pears are also taken from the Stourbridge arms to represent Worcestershire, and the heraldic fountain in the centre from those of Brierley Hill UDC to represent the ancient fords in the Manor of Kingswinford. The chain is taken from the Stourbridge and Halesowen arms and represents the chain, nail and anchor making industries which were once common throughout the area. The two lions taken from the Borough of Halesowen arms and the salamander is taken from the County Borough of Dudley arms. This is the traditional emblem of the smith and thus symbolises the metal working industry. The fired beacons held by the lions are taken from the arms of Coseley UDC and Brierley Hill UDC, and also allude to local industries.
The mural crown denoted the Distrct's status as a Borough. Sedgely beacon appeared on the device used by the Sedgely UDC as well as in the Coseley crest. The roses refer to the briars once common in the area and from which Brierley Hill derives its name. The Stafford knot refers to Staffordshire, the original county of a large part of the area and appered in several of the former authority's arms.
The Canon, like that of the former supporter of Halesowen, is of the Premonstratensian Order which founded Halesowen Abbey. The angel, like that of the former Dudley supporter, is taken from the arms of the Earls of Dudley.