Coat o airms o Burundi

The Coat o Airms o Burundi, adoptit in 1966, consists o a shield surroondit bi three spears. On the shield is the motto o the naition, as well as the heid o a lion. Ahint the shield thare are three crossed traditional African spears. Unner the shield the naitional motto o Burundi appears on a scroll: Unité, Travail, Progrès (French, "Unity, Wirk, Progress").[1]

  1. Guide to the Flags of the World by Mauro Talocci, revised and updated by Whitney Smith (ISBN 0-688-01141-1), p. 153.