Emblem of Angola
The Emblem of Angola is the national emblem. It shows the recent past of the new nation. There are Marxist pictures.
In the center is a machete and hoe. These show the revolution through which the nation gained independence, and the importance of agricultural workers. Above both emblems is a red star. The red star is often in many socialist images. The rising sun is the normal symbol of a new beginning. The half cog-wheel is for the industrial workers. The half vine of coffee and cotton leaves is for the coffee and cotton industry.
At the bottom is an open book that is for education. A banner reads "Republic of Angola" at the bottom, in Portuguese.
Historical coats of arms
Coat of arms of Portuguese West Africa between May 8, 1935 - June 11, 1951.
Emblem Of Angola Media
A proposal for a coat of arms for the colony of Angola, at the request of the General Agency of the Colonies, for the Portuguese Institute of Heraldry and prepared by Afonso Dornelas in June 1932.
Temporary coat of arms representing Portuguese Angola at the Portuguese colonial exhibition (1934).
Emblem of the People's Republic of Angola (1975–1992)
Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Angola, a rival government controlled by UNITA (1975–1976 and 1979–2002)