The national emblem of

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

was adopted shortly after

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from

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 ...

in 1973.

Design

Featured prominently is a black star, that is part of traditional

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symbolism, and is often referred to as the Black star of Africa. A seashell at the bottom unites two symmetrical

olive branches The olive branch is a symbol of peace and victory associated with customs of ancient Greece and connected with supplication to gods and persons in power. It is found in most cultures of the Mediterranean basin and became associated with peace ...

. The sea shell is symbolism for the location of the country on the 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. File:Provisional Coat of Arms of the Colony of Guinea.svg, Coat of arms of

Portuguese Guinea Portuguese Guinea ( pt, Guiné), called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951 until 1972 and then State of Guinea from 1972 until 1974, was a West African colony of Portugal from 1588 until 10 September 1974, when it gained independence as Gu ...

between 1933 and May 8, 1935. File:Coat of arms of Portuguese Guinea (1935-1951).svg, Coat of arms of

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, Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau (1973-1994) File:Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau.svg, Coat of arms of Guinea-Bissau (1994–present)

References

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Emblem An emblem is an abstract or representational pictorial image that represents a concept, like a moral truth, or an allegory, or a person, like a king or saint. Emblems vs. symbols Although the words ''emblem'' and '' symbol'' are often use ...