Seen and approved by the Constituent Assembly on 21 January 2010.
The President of the National and Constituent Assembly, FERNANDO DA
PIEDADE DIAS DOS SANTOS
The President of the Republic, JOSÉ EDUARDO DOS SANTOS
ANNEX II – THE NATIONAL INSIGNIA
The insignia of the Republic of Angola shall be composed of a segment of a cog
wheel and sheaves of maize, coffee and cotton, representing the workers and
industrial production, the peasants and agricultural production, respectively .
At the foot of the design, an open book shall represent education and culture, and the
rising sun shall represent the new country. In the centre there shall be a machete and
a hoe symbolising work and the start of the armed struggle. At the top there shall be
a star symbolising international solidarity and progress.
Below the emblem there shall be a golden band with the inscription 'ANGOLA'.
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