coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea

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The coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea is a national emblem featuring a silk-cotton tree, six stars representing the mainland and islands, and a banner with the Spanish motto “Unidad, Paz, Justicia” symbolizing the country’s unity, peace, and justice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
national emblem
adoptedOn 1968-10-12
adoptionContext independence of Equatorial Guinea from Spain
appearsOn government buildings of Equatorial Guinea
official documents of Equatorial Guinea
category National symbols of Equatorial Guinea
country Equatorial Guinea
depicts silk-cotton tree
six six-pointed yellow stars
governmentUse symbol of state authority
hasCentralElement silk-cotton tree
hasCompartment scroll with motto
hasCrest six stars in an arc above the shield
hasDesignElement heraldic tree
hasElement six stars
hasMotto Unidad, Paz, Justicia
hasShieldShape heraldic shield
hasSupporter none
modifiedDuring Macías Nguema regime
mottoLanguage Spanish
mottoSymbolizes justice
national unity
peace
mottoTranslationEn Unity, Peace, Justice
officialStatus coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea self-linksurface differs
surface form: current coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
relatedTo flag of Equatorial Guinea
national anthem of Equatorial Guinea
represents historical and geographic components of the nation
territorial integrity of Equatorial Guinea
restoredIn 1979
shieldColor silver
shieldField argent field
symbolizes Equatorial Guinea’s origin as a Spanish colony
historical meeting place under a silk-cotton tree
Annobón
surface form: island of Annobón

Bioko Island
surface form: island of Bioko

island of Corisco
Elobey Chico
surface form: island of Elobey Chico

island of Elobey Grande
Río Muni
surface form: mainland Río Muni
treeCommonName silk-cotton tree
treeSpecies Ceiba pentandra
usedBy Equatorial Guinea
usedIn seals of state institutions of Equatorial Guinea
usedOn flag of Equatorial Guinea

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Unidad, Paz, Justicia usedOn coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea officialStatus coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: current coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea