Coat of arms of Guinea
National coat of arms
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The present coat of arms of or national seal of Guinea was adopted in 1993.
| Coat of arms of Guinea | |
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| Armiger | Republic of Guinea |
| Adopted | 1993 |
| Motto | Travail, justice, solidarité "Work, Justice, Solidarity" |
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 vertically into red and yellow with a green elephant with a green dove/olive branch and green scroll with white writing.[1]
History
1958–1984[2]
1984–1993
