Zimbabwe

===National symbols===
[[File:Zimbabwe Bird.svg|thumb|upright|Traditional Zimbabwe Bird design]]
The stone-carved [[Zimbabwe Bird]] appears on the national flags and the coats of arms of both Zimbabwe and Rhodesia, as well as on [[Rhodesian dollar|banknotes]] and coins (first on [[Coins of the Rhodesian pound|Rhodesian pound]] and then [[Coins of the Rhodesian dollar|Rhodesian dollar]]). It probably represents the [[Bateleur|bateleur eagle]] or the [[African fish eagle]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Soapstone Birds from Great Zimbabwe|journal=African Arts|year=1985|volume=18|pages=68–73, 99–100|author=Huffman, Thomas N.|jstor=3336358|issue=3|doi=10.2307/3336358}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Review: The Soapstone Birds of Great Zimbabwe Symbols of a Nation by Edward Matenga|journal=The South African Archaeological Bulletin|year=2001|volume=56|pages=105–106|author=Sinclair, Paul |jstor=3889033|issue=173/174|doi=10.2307/3889033}}</ref> The famous soapstone bird carvings stood on walls and monoliths of the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Zimbabwe|url=http://usp.nus.edu.sg/post/zimbabwe/art/greatzim/gz1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809145423/http://usp.nus.edu.sg/post/zimbabwe/art/greatzim/gz1.html|archive-date=9 August 2007|author=Landow, George P.|publisher=Brown University}}</ref>

[[Balancing Rocks|Balancing rocks]] are geological formations all over Zimbabwe. The rocks are perfectly balanced without other supports. They are created when ancient granite intrusions are exposed to weathering, as softer rocks surrounding them erode away. They have been depicted on both the [[banknotes of Zimbabwe]] and the Rhodesian dollar banknotes. The ones found on the current notes of Zimbabwe, named the Banknote Rocks, are located in [[Epworth, Zimbabwe|Epworth]], approximately {{convert|9|mi|km|0|order=flip|abbr=on}} southeast of Harare.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.fortunecity.com/madzimbabwe/Buildings/Natural/Balancing%20Rocks/BalancingRocks.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817012750/http://members.fortunecity.com/madzimbabwe/Buildings/Natural/Balancing%20Rocks/BalancingRocks.html|archive-date=17 August 2009|title=Balancing Rocks|access-date=15 November 2007}}</ref> There are many different formations of the rocks, incorporating single and paired columns of three or more rocks. These formations are a feature of south and east tropical Africa from northern South Africa northwards to Sudan. The most notable formations in Zimbabwe are located in the Matobo National Park in Matabeleland.<ref name="britannica.com">{{Cite web|title=Zimbabwe {{!}} History, Map, Flag, Population, Capital, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Zimbabwe|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>

The [[national anthem of Zimbabwe]] is "Raise the Flag of Zimbabwe" ({{Lang-sn|Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe}}; {{Lang-nd|Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe}}). It was introduced in March 1994 after a nationwide competition to replace {{Lang|sn|[[Ishe Komborera Africa]]}} as a distinctly Zimbabwean song. The winning entry was a song written by Professor [[Solomon Mutswairo]] and composed by Fred Changundega. It has been translated into all three of the main languages of Zimbabwe.<ref name="britannica.com"/>