The crest on the lower left uses the red, white and blue, representing the colors of the United States. The upper left of the shield is the fleur-de-lis representing France, the upper right is a castle taken from the flag of the Kingdom of Castile, representing Spain, and the lower portion is the pre-1801 Union Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
The emblem on the left side uses red, white, and blue to represent the United States. The top-left corner of the shield is a French fleur-de-lis, while the upper-right section takes its design from the Spanish flag of Castile, and the lower portion features the old Union Flag of Great Britain.