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Coat of arms of Burkina Faso
Details
Armiger	Burkina Faso
Adopted	1997
Crest	A ribbon bearing the legend "BURKINA FASO"
Escutcheon	Per fess gules and vert, a mullet Or.
Supporters	White horses
Motto	Unité, Progrès, Justice ("Unity, Progress, Justice")
Other elements	Crossed spears behind the shield.

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 motto of Upper-Volta before August 1997 was Unité, Travail, Justice (Unity, Labour, 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.

[edit] Historic coat of arms

Coat of arms 1984-1997

At the earlier time of the Burkinabé revolution another coat of arms showing a mattock and a Kalashnikov AK-47 with the motto La Patrie ou la Mort, nous vaincrons (Fatherland or death, we will win) was in use.

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