Department of Education and Culture (South Africa)
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE (SOUTH AFRICA)
Official blazon
- (af)
Wapen: Gewelfd deursnede, silwer en blou, in die skildvoet 'n silwer triquetra getop met 'n goue vlam; 'n gewelvormig geknobbelde oranje skildhoof.
Helmteken: 'n Silwer gaande aansiende leeu, rooi getong en genael, wat met sy regtervoorpoot die triquetra en vlam uit die skild, onderskeidelik blou en goud, ondersteun.
Wrong en Dekklede: Silwer en blou.
Wapenspreuk: FIAT LUMEN
- (en)
Arms: Per fess enarched, Argent and Azure, in base a triquetra Argent ensigned of a flame Or; a chief nowy gabled, Orange.
Crest: A lion passant gardant Argent, armed and langued Gules, supporting with the dexter forepaw the triquetra nd flame from the shield, Azure and Or respectively.
Wreath and mantling: Argent and Azure.
Motto: FIAT LUMEN
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 27, 1987.
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