Coat of arms of Guinea
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The present coat of arms of Guinea
was adopted in 1984 and 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 arms in 1958 features a red and yellow shield with a green elephant on it.
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
was adopted in 1984 and features a dove
Dove
Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerines. In general terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used somewhat interchangeably...
with a golden olive branch in its beak over a ribbon with "Work justice solidarity". The arms formerly also included a crossed sword
Sword
A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...
and rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
. A Former arms in 1958 features a red and yellow shield with a green elephant on it.