In terms of the design, the Aizu-aoi is nearly the same as the Mitsuba-aoi of the Tokugawa family, but its three leaves are not the futaba-aoi leaves (mallow leaves) used in the original.
徳川家の三つ葉葵の紋とほぼ同じ図案であるが三枚の葉はオリジナルの葵（フタバアオイ）の葉の図案ではない。