Flag Of Mozambique
The official explanation from the constitution of mozambique as reported in constitutions what they tell us about flags and coats of arms by jos poels and pascal vagnat 2000 is as follows part iv of the constitution of the republic mozambique adopted on 02 november 1990 deals with symbols currency and capital of the republic.
Flag of mozambique. The mozambican flag today has green black and yellow horizontal stripes separated by white fimbriations with a red triangle in the hoist. In 2005 in a move to design a new flag for the country a competition was held where over 100 entries were. Mozambique national flag the republic of mozambique is the only country in the world that has an ak 47 on the national flag of mozambique. The flag of mozambique was adopted on 1 may 1983.
It was a dark green black yellow horizontal tricolour with a white border on the black stripe and a red triangle on the left hand side. This flag is similar to the flag of the mozambican liberation front frelimo. The mozambique flag was officially adopted in may 1983. Mozambique is a nation located in southeast africa and is bordered by zambia malawi tanzania zimbabwe south africa swaziland and the indian ocean.
A new flag for mozambique. The flag of mozambique was adopted on 1 may 1983. The flag consists of three stripes in green black and yellow colors which are separated by narrower white stripes. It includes the image of an ak 47 with a bayonet attached to the barrel crossed by a hoe superimposed on an open book.
The flag of mozambique has been adopted in 1983 and mozambique is currently the only country whose flag bears a symbol of a weapon. Green stands for the riches of the land the white fimbriations signify peace black. It is one of four national flags among un member states that features a firearm along with those of guatemala haiti and bolivia. It is one of four national flags among un member states that features a firearm along with those of guatemala haiti and bolivia.
The star of marxism in the hoist is overlaid a hoe rifle and a book. The symbolic presence of the weapon. When mozambique was about to gain independence from portugal in late 1974 a new flag was adopted. One of the early leaders in the struggle for independence from portuguese rule was the democratic national union of mozambique udenamo whose flag was adopted in november 1961.
It includes the image of an ak 47 with a bayonet attached to the barrel crossed by a hoe superimposed on an open book. In fact with a price of 30 per gun on the black market it is one of the cheapest places to get one. The width to length ratio of the flag is approximately 2 to 3. On the left side there is a red wedge where symbols of yellow star white book hoe and.
The flag of mozambique features an ak 47 rifle with a bayonet crossed with a hoe on top of an open book.