Civic Heraldry of Angola
NATIONAL ARMS
Origin/meaning:
Angola uses the above State logo, adopted in 1975 and changed in 1992. The difference is the removal of the word 'Popular' in the official name of the country.
In 1935 the then Portuguese colony received its first arms, based on the same structure as all Portuguese colonies. The upper right half and the bottom are identical for all colonies and show the 5 shields of the Portuguese National arms and the waves for the 'overseas' colonies. The upper left half differs between the colonies and for Angola an elephant and a horse. The meaning of this symbol I do not know. When in 1951 the colony was transformed into a province, the text on the banner was changed. The arms were abandoned at the independence in 1975.
The arms from 1935 (without the text Colonia Portuguesa de Angola
The arms from 1951
Literature : http://www.christian-siemer.de/wappen/afrika/angola.htm
coats of arms on-line ! 
