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'''Country''' : South Africa [[File:zaf4.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''Province''' : [[Western Cape]][[File:w-cape.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''District municipality''' : [[Garden Route]] | |||
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|'''Afrikaans''' | |||
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'''Wapen''': Gevierendeel van rooi en silwer, 'n kruis, kruislings verdeel van die een in die ander, in die eerste kwartier vergesel van 'n silwer hardlopende perd, in die tweede kwartier van 'n Knysnaloerie sittend op 'n skuinslinksgeplaaste tak, in die erde kwartier van 'n gestingelde en geblaarde proteablom, alles van natuurlike kleur, en in die vierde kwartier van 'n silwer bevrugte eikeboom, die stam afgesnede.<br> | '''Wapen''': Gevierendeel van rooi en silwer, 'n kruis, kruislings verdeel van die een in die ander, in die eerste kwartier vergesel van 'n silwer hardlopende perd, in die tweede kwartier van 'n Knysnaloerie sittend op 'n skuinslinksgeplaaste tak, in die erde kwartier van 'n gestingelde en geblaarde proteablom, alles van natuurlike kleur, en in die vierde kwartier van 'n silwer bevrugte eikeboom, die stam afgesnede.<br> | ||
'''Helmteken''': 'n Bosbok van natuurlike kleur staande op 'n groen uitkomende rysende grond.<br> | '''Helmteken''': 'n Bosbok van natuurlike kleur staande op 'n groen uitkomende rysende grond.<br> | ||
'''Wrong en Dekklede''': Rooi en silwer.<br> | '''Wrong en Dekklede''': Rooi en silwer.<br> | ||
'''Wapenspreuk''': SEMPER AMABILE | '''Wapenspreuk''': SEMPER AMABILE | ||
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'''Arms''': Quarterly, Gules and Argent, a cross per cross counterchanged, between in the first quarter a horse courant of the second, in the second quarter a Knysna loerie perched upon a branch in bend sinister, in the third quarter a protea flower slipped and leaved, proper, and in the fourth quarter an oak tree fructed, the trunk couped, Argent.<br> | '''Arms''': Quarterly, Gules and Argent, a cross per cross counterchanged, between in the first quarter a horse courant of the second, in the second quarter a Knysna loerie perched upon a branch in bend sinister, in the third quarter a protea flower slipped and leaved, proper, and in the fourth quarter an oak tree fructed, the trunk couped, Argent.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': A bushbuck proper statant upon a mount issuant Vert.<br> | '''Crest''': A bushbuck proper statant upon a mount issuant Vert.<br> | ||
'''Wreath and mantling''': Gules and Argent.<br> | '''Wreath and mantling''': Gules and Argent.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': SEMPER AMABILE | '''Motto''': SEMPER AMABILE | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were | The municipal arms were adopted on April 30, 1957, and formally granted by the College of Arms on August 6, 1958. They were registered at the Bureau of Heraldry on April 29, 1994, and the registration certificate was issued on June 14, 1994. | ||
The town was named after King George III of the UK. The town first used arms at the beginning of the 20th century, which were never granted: | The town was named after King George III of the UK. The town first used arms at the beginning of the 20th century, which were never granted: | ||
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In 1958 the arms were officially granted. The new first quarter presumably comes from the Hanoverian coat of arms, which formed part of the British royal arms until 1837. The loerie and the oak tree were retained in the second and fourth quarters respectively, and the flowers in the third quarter were replaced with a protea, which is the national flower emblem. | In 1958 the arms were officially granted. The new first quarter presumably comes from the Hanoverian coat of arms, which formed part of the British royal arms until 1837. The loerie and the oak tree were retained in the second and fourth quarters respectively, and the flowers in the third quarter were replaced with a protea, which is the national flower emblem. | ||
[[Literature]] : Old image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:South African Municipalities]] | [[Category:South African Municipalities]] | ||