Emblem of Guinea-Bissau

The national coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau was introduced in 1973, shortly after the country's independence from Portugal. The main feature of the coat of arms is a black star, which is part of the traditional Pan-African symbols and is often referred to as "Black Star of Africa ". A seashell at the bottom unites the two mutually symmetrical olive branches. The conch is a symbol of the country's location on the coast of Africa. Above the shell is a red banner over the olive branches. On this national motto of the nation: Unidades, Luta, Progresso (Portuguese, "Unity, Struggle, Progress " )

Colonial Crest

1935 received the Portuguese colonies own coat of arms. The coats of arms were designed uniform. When they showed the five common elements of the coat of arms of Portugal Quinas and five green waves on silver. As part of its own Portuguese Guinea was a black box with the golden scepter King Alfonso V, the Africans.

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