Angola's coat of arms

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Angola's coat of arms
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Details
Introduced 1992
Previous
versions 		Colonial coat of arms of Angola from 1935
Angola's coat of arms between 1975 and 1992

The national coat of arms of Angola has been the official national emblem since 1992.

description

On a blue plate one are machete and a hoe as St. Andrew's cross down and hover over a rising sun . A five-pointed gold star shines in the upper coat of arms. Everything is enclosed by half a cog on the left and half a wreath of corn , coffee and cotton branches in natural colors on the right .

Below the pane an open white book and a golden banner with the state name "REPÚBLICA DE ANGOLA" on it.

symbolism

The book and the sun stand for education and culture; Corn, cotton and coffee are typical agricultural products. Hoe and machete symbolize farmers and the struggle for freedom, the cog wheel symbolizes workers and industry, the star symbolizes progress and internationalism .

Before 1992, the same coat of arms was used since November 11, 1975, only the state name was "People's Republic of Angola" until then.

Since 1935, the Portuguese West Africa colony had its own coat of arms, the design of which was similar to that of the other colonies . In addition to the common elements of the five quinas and the five green waves on silver, colonial Angola had a golden elephant and a golden zebra on purple.

Web links

Commons : Coat of Arms of Angola  - Collection of images, videos and audio files