The national coat of arms of
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
(; ; ) was adopted on 21 August 1979.
This coat of arms shows a grey
shield
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, which contains a
silk cotton tree. This represents the location where the first treaty was signed between
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
and the local ruler. Over the shield, there is 6 six-pointed
star
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s, representing the mainland and the five main islands.
Motto
Underneath the shield is the national motto of Equatorial Guinea, ''Unidad, Paz, Justicia'' ("Unity, Peace, Justice"). The motto was adopted in 1968. During the dictatorship of
Francisco Nguema (1972–79) the arms and motto were changed,
a combination of different tools and swords with a cock overall, and motto on two stripes, in the middle of the arms ''Trabajo'' (work), and below ''Unidad, Paz, Justicia'', but the original 1968 coat of arms' motto was restored afterward.
Historical coats of arms
File:Coat of Arms of the Portuguese and Spanish Guinea.svg, Coat of arms of the Portuguese Gulf of Guinea Territories, then Spanish Guinea
Spanish Guinea (Spanish: ''Guinea Española'') was a set of insular and continental territories controlled by Spain from 1778 in the Gulf of Guinea and on the Bight of Bonny, in Central Africa. It gained independence in 1968 as Equatorial G ...
, now Equatorial Guinea
File:Coat of Arms of the Spanish Province of Río Muni.svg, Coat of arms of the Spanish Río Muni
Río Muni (called ''Mbini'' in Fang) is the Continental Region (called ''Región Continental'' in Spanish) of Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the mainland geographical region, covering . The name is derived from the Muni River, along which ...
colony
File:Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea (1973-1979).svg, Coat of arms during the time of Macias
See also
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Flag of Equatorial Guinea
The flag of Equatorial Guinea ( es, Bandera de Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Drapeau de la Guinée équatoriale; pt, Bandeira da Guiné Equatorial) was adopted on August 21, 1979. The six stars on the map represent the country's mainland and fiv ...
References
National symbols of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
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