Coat of arms of the Cook Islands

The coat of arms of the Cook Islands has a shield as its focal point. The shield is blue with fifteen white stars arranged in a circle, as found on the national flag, and is supported by a flying fish (maroro) and a white tern (kakaia). The helmet is an ariki head-dress (pare kura) of red feathers, symbolising the importance of the traditional rank system, and the name of the nation is on a scroll below the shield. The achievement is augmented by a cross and a Rarotongan club (momore taringavaru) used by orators during traditional discourses, respectively symbolizing Christianity and the richness of Cook Islands' tradition, placed in saltire behind the shield.<ref name="ckgov">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The coat of arms was designed by Mataiapo Metuakore Teremoana Ngametua Tutakiao Kora Template:Post-nominals, also known as Papa Motu Kora.<ref name="ckgov"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>