National coat of arms of Guinea
Coat of arms of Guinea |
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Armiger | Republic of Guinea |
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Adopted | 1993 |
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Motto | Travail, justice, solidarité "Work, Justice, Solidarity" |
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The present coat of arms of or national seal of Guinea was adopted in 1993.
Features
The Guinean coat of arms features a dove with a golden olive branch in its beak over a ribbon with "Work justice solidarity". The arms formerly also included a crossed sword and rifle. A former coat of arms in 1958 features a shield with an elephant on it. Sources differ on the colours. One version has the shield divided vertically into red and green with a yellow elephant with a white dove/olive branch and white scroll with black writing. Another version has the shield divided verticaly into red and yellow with a green elephant with a green dove/olive branch and green scroll with white writing. [1]
History
References
- ^ Flags and Arms across the World' by Whitney Smith, (1980), p. 95.
- ^ Flaggen, Wappen, Daten by Karl-Heinz Hesmer, (1975), p. 78.
External links
- Coat of arms of Guinea in the Flags of the World website.
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