Administrative Court, Attorney-General of the Republic, Deputy Attorney-General of the Republic, Provincial
Governor, Secretary of State.
2. The position of member of Government (Cabinet) shall also be incompatible with the posts named above, except
those of President of the Republic and Prime Minister, since these are themselves members of Government.
3. Other cases of incompatibility may be established by law.
PART IVSYMBOLS, CURRENCY AND CAPITAL OF THE REPUBLIC
Article 193
The national flag shall have five colors: red, green, black, gold and white.
The significance of the colors shall be as follows:
red - the centuries of resistance to colonialism, the armed national liberation struggle, and the defense of
sovereignty;
green - the riches of the soil;
black - the African continent;
gold - the riches of the subsoil;
white - the justice of the struggle of the Mozambican people, and peace.
From top to bottom, there shall be green, black and gold horizontal stripes, separated by stripes of white. On the left
side, there shall be a red triangle, in the center of which there shall be a gold star. Above this there shall be a
crossed hoe and gun, superimposed upon a book.
The star shall symbolize the spirit of international solidarity of the Mozambican people.
The book, hoe and gun shall symbolize study, production and defense.
Article 194
The emblem of the Republic of Mozambique shall contain as its central elements a book, a gun and a hoe,
superimposed on a map of Mozambique, representing, respectively, education, defense and vigilance, and the
peasantry and agricultural production.
Below the map the ocean shall be represented.
In the center shall be the rising sun, symbol of the building of a new life.
Enclosing all this shall be a toothed wheel, symbolizing labor and industry.
Surrounding the toothed wheel there shall be, to the right and left respectively, an ear of maize and a piece of sugar
cane, symbolizing agricultural wealth.
At the bottom there shall be a red strip with the inscription "Republic of Mozambique."
Article 195
The words and the music of the national anthem shall be established by law.
Article 196
The national currency shall be the metical.
Article 197
The capital of the Republic of Mozambique shall be the city of Maputo.
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