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{{Infobox coat of arms
|name             = Emblem of Guinea-Bissau
|image            = Coat_of_arms_of_Guinea-Bissau_(variant).svg
|image2           = Emblem of Guinea-Bissau.svg
|image_width      = 200px
|middle           = 
|middle_width     = 
|middle_caption   = 
|lesser           = 
|lesser_alt       = 
|lesser_width     = 
|lesser_caption   = 
|armiger          = [[Guinea-Bissau|Republic of Guinea-Bissau]]
|year_adopted     = 1973
|crest            = 
|torse            = 
|shield           = Gules, in chief a Mullet or five points Sable
|supporters       = Two wreathes of laurel proper
|compartment      = A seashell Or
|motto            = '''Unidade, Luta, Progresso''' <br> (Portuguese: "Unity, Struggle, Progress")
|orders           = 
|other_elements   = 
|earlier_versions = 
|use              = 
}}

The '''Emblem of Guinea-Bissau''' was adopted shortly after [[independence]] from [[Portugal]] in 1973.

== Design ==
Featured prominently is a black star, that is part of traditional [[Pan-African]] symbolism, and is often referred to as the [[Black star of Africa]].  A seashell at the bottom unites two [[symmetry|symmetrical]] [[olive|olive branches]].  The seashell is symbolism for the location of the country on the [[West Africa|West coast of Africa]].

The '''red banner''' contains the national motto of Guinea-Bissau: that translates to English as ''"Unity, Struggle, Progress"''.

==Historical coat of arms==
In 1935, the Portuguese colonies were officially assigned coats of arms that followed a standard design pattern.{{refn|published in the Diário do Govêrno<ref>{{Citation |url=https://dre.pt/web/guest/pesquisa/-/search/577167/details/maximized |title=Portaria 8098: Aprova as ordenações das armas das colónias que, nos termos da Constituïção e do Acto Colonial, formam o Império Colonial Português |work=Diário do Govêrno n.º 104/1935, Série I de 1935-05-08, 597-599 |language=pt }}</ref>}}

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File:Provisional Coat of Arms of the Colony of Guinea.svg|A proposal for a coat of arms for the [[Portuguese Guinea]], at the request of the General Agency of the Colonies, for the Portuguese Institute of Heraldry and prepared by Afonso Dornelas in June 1932.
File:Coat of arms of Portuguese Guinea (1935-1951).svg|Coat of arms of Portuguese Guinea between May 8, 1935 - June 11, 1951.
File:Coat of arms of Portuguese Guinea (1951-1974).svg|Coat of arms of Portuguese Guinea from June 11, 1951 to September 24, 1973.
File:Lesser_coat_of_arms_of_Portuguese_Guinea.svg|Lesser coat of arms between May 8, 1935 - September 24, 1973.
File:Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau (variant).svg|Emblem of Guinea-Bissau (since 1973)
File:Emblem of Guinea-Bissau.svg|Variant of emblem
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