Coat of arms of Mozambique

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The coat of arms of Mozambique, which was adopted in 1990, clearly recalls the former socialist government of the country. It shows a gear wheel, bordered by corn stalks and sugarcane. In the middle there is a red sun over a mountain and blue waves, an AK-47 crossed with a hoe, and a book. The wreath is tied with a ribbon bearing the name of the country.

The corn stalk and the sugar cane stand for the agriculture, or rather nature, the gear wheel for the workforce, the book for the social class of education, the pickaxe for the class of farmers, the AK-47 for the struggle for independence of the country, and the red star for socialism. The red sun symbolizes South of Africa and the hope for a better life.