Coat of arms of Burkina Faso
The coat of arms of Burkina Faso contains a shield based on the national flag. Above the shield the name of the country is shown, while below it is the national motto, Unité, Progrès, Justice, French for Unity, Progress, Justice. The supporters are two white stallions.
This coat of arms is similar to the old Upper Volta coat of arms with the Burkina Faso flag replacing the Upper Volta flag in the middle. At the earlier time of the Burkinabé revolution another coat of arms showing a Daba (a traditional African ploughing instrument) and a Kalashnikov AK-47 with the motto La Patrie ou la Mort, nous vaincrons (Fatherland or death, we will win.) was in use.
The motto of Upper-Volta was Unité, Travail, Justice (Unity, Labour, Justice).
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