Seal of Makati  The Seal of Makati composes of the outline map of Makati containing 33 rays, green buildings and a church. The seal retains the elements of the seal during its time as municipality. The official seal of Makati was used until the 1970s or the 1980s. It has the blazon who featured in the coat of arms of the Philippines. Inside the blazon, there is three stars on the top representing three major islands in the country (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao), a weighing scale for judiciary on the right, and a hand with the buildings on the left. On the lower side, there is two farmers doing farming. A picture of the unofficial national hero Jose Rizal placed on the circle. The words "OFFICIAL SEAL" is on the top, and "MUNICIPALITY OF MAKATI" on the bottom. Makati has its official seal until its cityhood in 1995. Its elements resembles its current seal. There is a word "MAKATI" was placed inside the waves, making it the only word in this seal. This seal is non-circular. The current version of the seal of Makati was adopted in 1995. Its elements is now placed inside the circle. the numbers "1995" was added below the elements, and the words "LUNGSOD NG MAKATI" and "PILIPINAS" was placed along with its stars. The word "MAKATI" is now removed from its seal. The map of Makati is in golden yellow color which represents wealth and prosperity. The rays represents the 33 barangays of Makati which are described to be "surging forward to a brighter future". The color of the buildings symbolizes life which is described to reflect a "new progressive" Makati. The church represents the oldest church of Makati, the Nuestra Señora de Gracia, which was used by Filipino revolutionaries against the Spaniards in 1896 and the Americans in 1898. The waves represents the tide which came from the phrase of "Makati na, Kumakati na" which means ebbing tide the etymology of the settlement of Makati. The waves represent the ebbing tide from which the town got its name as the phrase “Makati“ meaning ebbing tide. The words Lungsod ng Makati () and Pilipinas () are inscribed in the seal. The year of cityhood of Makati, 1995 is also included in the design of the seal.