Coat of arms of Guatemala

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The Coat of arms of Guatemala is the national emblem featuring a quetzal bird, crossed rifles and swords, and a scroll of independence, symbolizing the country’s freedom and sovereignty.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Coat of arms of Guatemala canonical 3
coat of arms of Guatemala 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national coat of arms
national emblem
adoptedOn 1871
associatedWith Central American independence
birdRepresents liberty
category National symbols of Guatemala
colorsInclude blue
gold
green
white
country Guatemala
dateOnScroll 15 September 1821
depicts resplendent quetzal
designedBy Johan-Baptist Frener
featuresText Libertad 15 de Septiembre de 1821
hasLegalDefinitionIn Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala
surface form: Constitution of Guatemala
languageOfMotto Spanish
refersToEvent Act of Independence of Central America
surface form: Guatemalan Declaration of Independence
riflesRepresent willingness to defend freedom
scrollRepresents independence act
swordsRepresent honor
symbolizes freedom
independence
national identity
readiness to defend the country
sovereignty
usedBy Government of Guatemala
usedOn Guatemalan currency
Flag of Guatemala
surface form: flag of Guatemala

official documents of Guatemala
usesSymbol crossed rifles
crossed swords
quetzal
scroll

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Guatemala symbol Coat of arms of Guatemala
Flag of Guatemala features Coat of arms of Guatemala
this entity surface form: coat of arms of Guatemala
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala uses Coat of arms of Guatemala
this entity surface form: coat of arms of Guatemala
Flag of the President of Guatemala usesSymbol Coat of arms of Guatemala
Vice President of Guatemala symbolUsed Coat of arms of Guatemala