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 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 ⓘ
island of Annobón ⓘ
linked to: Annobón

island of Bioko ⓘ
linked to: Bioko Island

island of Corisco ⓘ
island of Elobey Chico ⓘ
linked to: Elobey Chico

island of Elobey Grande ⓘ
mainland Río Muni ⓘ
linked to: 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 → current coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
linked to: coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
President of Equatorial Guinea → symbol → Coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ
linked to: coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces → hasEmblem → coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea ⓘ