Coat of arms of Guinea

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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

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  1. ↑ Flags and Arms across the World' by Whitney Smith, (1980), p. 95.
  2. ↑ Flaggen, Wappen, Daten by Karl-Heinz Hesmer, (1975), p. 78.

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External links

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