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The following is a list of flags of Mozambique. For more information, see Flag of Mozambique.
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The following is a list of flags of Mozambique. For more information, see Flag of Mozambique.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1983–present | National flag and Ensign of Mozambique | A horizontal tricolour of green, black, and gold with white fimbriations and a red isosceles triangle at the hoist. The triangle is charged with a five-pointed gold star which has above it an AK-47 crossed by a hoe, superimposed on an open book. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1990–present | Flag of the president of Mozambique | The emblem of Mozambique inside of a white circle on a red field. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2004-present | Flag of the FRELIMO | The FRELIMO emblem in the corner of a red field. [1] |
 | ????-present | Flag of the RENAMO | A horizontal tricolour of blue, white-edged red, and black with a white square that goes to the left top corner to the second white line that display the RENAMO emblem. [2] |
 | 2018-present | Flag of the PODEMOS | Two equal horizontal bands of red and green with a vertical white band of the same size on the hoist side [3] [4] |
 | ????-present | Flag of the PDM | A white isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side pointed towards the fly-side divided into two right triangles where the upper triangle is red and the lower triangle is green with the Emblem of Podemos centered on the hoist side of the triangle. |
| Former | |||
 | 1974-1975 | First flag of FRELIMO | |
 | 1997-2004 | Second flag of the FRELIMO | A red field with a yellow hoe and a hammer with a star on the top being display on the up-left corner [5] |
 | 1975-???? | First flag of the RENAMO | |
 | ????-???? | Second flag of the RENAMO | |
 | 1960-1962 | Flag of the UDENAMO | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1975-present | Flag of Maputo | The Maputo emblem on the center of a light green field with yellow bordered line on dark green background. |
| Former | |||
 | 1962-1975 | Flag of Lourenço Marques (Actual Maputo) | Square yellow and green gyronny charged with the arms of Lourenço Marques. [6] |
 | 1???-1962 | Flag of Lourenço Marques (Actual Maputo) | Square green field charged with the arms of Lourenço Marques. [7] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1505-1521 | Colonial flag of the Portuguese Mozambique | The Escutcheon of Portugal with a crown over a white square |
 | 1521-1578 | Colonial flag | The Escutcheon of Portugal with a crown over a white flag |
 | 1578-1640 | Colonial flag | The Escutcheon of Portugal with a crown over a white flag |
 | 1640-1667 | Colonial flag | The Escutcheon of Portugal with a crown over a white flag |
 | 1667-1707 | Colonial flag | The Escutcheon of Portugal with a crown over a white flag |
 | 1707-1816 | Colonial flag | The Escutcheon of Portugal with a crown over a white flag |
| | 1707-1816 | Colonial flag | The Escutcheon of Portugal with a crown over a white flag |
| | 1707-1816 | Colonial flag | The Escutcheon of Portugal with a crown over a white flag |
 | 1816-1826 | Colonial flag | The Coat of Arms of Portugal over a white flag |
 | 1826-1834 | Colonial flag | The Escutcheon of Portugal with a crown over a white flag |
 | 1834-1910 | Colonial flag | The Escutcheon of Portugal with a crown over a bicolour blue-white flag |
 | 1911-1975 | Colonial flag | The national arms of Portugal over a bicolour green-red flag |
 | 1932 | Proposed colonial flag | |
 | 1965 | Proposed colonial flag | The flag of Portugal with the Colony arms on the left-bottom corner |
| Post independence period (1975-present) | |||
| | 1974-1975 | First flag of Mozambique | |
 | 1975-1983 | Second flag of Mozambique | |
 | April 1983-May 1st 1983 | Third flag of Mozambique | |
 | 1975-1983 | War flag | [8] |
 | 1975-1983 | Presidental Flag | The emblem of Mozambique (1975-1983) inside of a white circle on a red field |
 | 1983-1990 | Presidental Flag | The emblem of Mozambique (1983-1990) inside of a white circle on a red field |
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