The shield itself is blue and surrounded by a silver mural crown. The original seal also bore the inscription SIGILLVM OMNIVM CIVIVM NIDROSIENSIS CIVITATIS which translates as The seal of the citizens of the city of Nidaros.
The shield is blue and framed by a silver mural crown. The original seal featured the inscription SIGILLVM OMNIVM CIVIVM NIDROSIENSIS CIVITATIS, which means The seal of the citizens of the city of Nidaros.