Coat of arms of Guyana
| Coat of arms of Guyana | |
|---|---|
| Versions | |
Coat of arms of the President | |
| Armiger | Co-operative Republic of Guyana |
| Adopted | 25 February 1966 |
| Crest | An Amerindian head-dress (also called a Cacique's Crown) with two diamonds on the sides; a helmet Or; Mantling Azure and Argent |
| Torse | Azure and Argent |
| Shield | Argent, three barrulets wavy Azure; in chief a Victoria regia lily, Guyana's national flower; in base the national bird, the Canje Pheasant (Opisthocomus hoazin) |
| Supporters | Jaguars with pick axe and stalks of rice and sugar cane |
| Motto | One People, One Nation, One Destiny |
The coat of arms of Guyana was granted by the College of Arms on 25 February 1966.
It includes a crest of an Amerindian head-dress symbolising the indigenous people of the country, this crest is also called the Cacique's Crown; two diamonds at the sides of the head-dress representing mining industry; a helmet; two jaguars as supporters holding a pick axe, sugar cane, and a stalk of rice (symbolising Guyana's mining, sugar and rice industries); a shield decorated with the Victoria amazonica lily, Guyana's national flower; three blue wavy lines representing the three main rivers of Guyana; and the national bird, the Canje Pheasant (Opisthocomus hoazin). The national motto, "One people, One Nation, One Destiny", appears on the scroll below the shield.