Flags of Mozambique

There are four major colors used in the flag of Mozambique, these colors are the red, which is used in horizontal triangle, which spans one side of the flag and points towards the middle, there are also three bands of equal width, of colors green, black and yellow, in the same order. All the three bands in the flag are separated from each other by three white lines. In the triangle there is a picture of a rifle and a hoe, along with a star, this is the Mozambique national emblem. The emblem also depicts an open book.

Mozambique was ruled by Portugal, and the country was awarded freedom in the year 1975, however the flag was adopted quite late in the year 1983. the colors in the flag are Pan African colors, used by all the African nations, the color red in triangle is for the freedom struggle the country underwent to get its freedom, the color green is for importance of land, black is for the Continent of Africa, yellow color in the flag is for the mineral wealth that exists in the country. Flag of Mozambique also shows that the country gives importance to education and agriculture, moreover, presence of a rifle in the coat of arms suggests that the country is ready to protect its freedom at all times.