CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
2. The significance of these colours shall be as follows:
a) red – the centuries of resistance to colonialism, the armed national
liberation struggle and defence of sovereignty;
b) green – the riches of the soil;
c) black – the African continent;
d) gold – the riches of the subsoil;
e) white – the justice of the struggle of the Mozambican people, and peace.
3. From top to bottom, there shall be green, black and gold horizontal stripes,
separated by strips of white. On the left side, there shall be a red triangle, in the
centre of which there shall be a star. Above this there shall be a crossed hoe and
gun, superimposed on a book.
4. The star shall symbolise the spirit of international solidarity of the Mozambican
people.
5. The book, the hoe and the gun shall symbolise study, production and defence.
Article 298
Emblem
1. The emblem of the Republic of Mozambique shall contain as its central
elements a book, a gun and hoe, superimposed on a map of Mozambique, and
representing, respectively: education, defence and vigilance, and the peasantry
and agricultural production.
2. Below the map the ocean shall be represented.
3. In the centre shall be the rising sun, symbol of the building of a new life.
4. Enclosing this shall be a toothed wheel, symbolising the workers and industry.
5. Surrounding the toothed wheel there shall be, to the right and left respectively,
an ear of maize and a piece of sugar cane, symbolising agricultural wealth.
6. At the top, in the centre, shall be a star, symbolising the spirit of international
solidarity of the Mozambican people.
7. At the bottom there shall be a red stripe with the inscription “Republic of
Mozambique”.
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