Today it is difficult to meet a person who would not know what a Kalashnikov assault rifle is. He is the most common weapon in the world and was even listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Today, there are four countries whose state symbols depict a Kalashnikov assault rifle.
Mozambique and Zimbabwe
An image of a Kalashnikov assault rifle is present on the coat of arms of Mozambique, where it symbolizes protection and vigilance. It is supplemented by such national symbols as a stalk of sugarcane and corn, symbolizing wealth; a book and a gear wheel representing education and industrial labor, as well as a red star symbolizing socialism. Together with the red sun, the above elements of the coat of arms are designed to emphasize the international solidarity of the people of Mozambique.
The flag of Mozambique is the only flag in the world that is decorated with the image of a modern Kalashnikov assault rifle.
The colors of the national flag of Mozambique consist of five shades: red represents resistance to colonialism, green represents the country's plant wealth, black represents the African continent. Golden-black color symbolizes the mineral wealth of the continent, and white - the struggle for peace and freedom.
The coat of arms of Zimbabwe depicts a pair of forest antelopes that stand on a high earthen mound, consisting of wheat and cotton stalks, as well as corn sprouts. At the bottom of the coat of arms is the country's national motto - "Unity, Freedom, Work" (Unity, Freedom, Labor). Also on the Zimbabwean coat of arms there is a green shield with fourteen waves in the upper part. Behind it is a Kalashnikov rifle and an agricultural hoe, while the ancient ruins of Greater Zimbabwe are depicted in the center of the shield. At the top of the shield there is a red star with Hungwe, the Great Bird of Zimbabwe, which also appears on the country's national flag.
