Coat of arms of Mozambique

The coat of arms of Mozambique, which was adopted in 1990 in the Constitution of Mozambique article 194. The Article clearly states the design and meaning of the coat of arm. It shows a gear wheel, bordered by corn stalks and sugarcane. In the middle there is a red sun over a map of Mozambique in green, 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 represent argricultural wealth (as described in the Mozambican constitution article 194) , the cog wheel for labor and industry (as described in the Mozambican constitution article 193), the book for education, the hoe for "peasantry and agriculture production" (as described in the Mozambican constitution article 193), the AK-47 for "defense and vigilance" (as described in the Mozambican constitution article 194) , and the red star for socialism but quoted in the Mozambican constitution is to "symbolize the spirit of international solidarity of the Mozambican people". The red sun symbolizes the building of a new life (as described in the Mozambican constitution article 194).