On May 20, 1902, Cuba finally gained Independence and a military general named MÔximo Gómez raised the Cuban flag at the Tres Reyes del Morro Castle in Havana. The current official National Coat of Arms of Cuba was designed by Miguel Teurbe Tolón and adopted on April 24, 1906. It consists of a shield, a wreath, and a Phrygian cap.
