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 vertically into red and yellow with a green elephant with a green dove/olive branch and green scroll with white writing.Flags and Arms across the World by Whitney Smith, (1980), p. 95.
History
References
External links Coat of arms of Guinea in the Flags of the World website.