A plow between three cross-crosslets fitchy gules, heraldic composition symbolic of the See of Cincinnati, with color red indicated by vertical lines, on gold colored background.

The plow recalls the name "Cincinnatus', the origin of the See name, and the crosses, three in honor of the Blesssed Trinity, are of the form called "fitchy", that is, with the lower arm pointed, ready to be thrust into the ground after ploughing.

The coloring above noted, gold and red, is due to the cathedral dedication to Saint Peter, whose own traditional shield is of these two tinctures.