Coat of arms of Burkina Faso

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The coat of arms of Burkina Faso contains a shield based off the national flag. Above the shield the name of the country is show, while below it is the national motto, Unité, Progrès, Justice, French for Unity, Progress, Justice. The supporters are two white horses.

This coat of arms is similar to the old Upper Volta coat of arm with the Burkina Faso flag replacing the Upper Volta flag in the middle. At 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" (Fatherland or death) was in use.

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