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===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Quarterly: 1. Or, a horse’s head couped argent; 2. azure, a fern frond argent; 3. azure, a yellowwood tree or; 4. or, a bull elephant’s head caboshed and half turned towards the dexter proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Quarterly: 1. Or, a horse’s head couped argent; 2. azure, a fern frond argent; 3. azure, a yellowwood tree or; 4. or, a bull elephant’s head caboshed and half turned towards the dexter proper.<br> | ||
'''Wreath and mantling''': Or and azure.<br> | '''Wreath and mantling''': Or and azure.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': The brig Knysna in full sail proper, the two mastheads flying blue pennants.<br> | '''Crest''': The brig Knysna in full sail proper, the two mastheads flying blue pennants.<br> | ||
'''Motto''': Concilio et Prudentia. | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Concilio et Prudentia. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were devised in 1959 and show in the first quarter a white horse's head in memory of Knysna's founder, George Rex. It is popularly believed that he was a son of George III, King of Great Britain and of Hannover, although evidence has come to light that this was not so. The arms of the Kingdom of Hannover are | The arms were devised in 1959 and show in the first quarter a white horse's head in memory of Knysna's founder, George Rex. It is popularly believed that he was a son of George III, King of Great Britain and of Hannover, although evidence has come to light that this was not so. The arms of the Kingdom of Hannover are | ||
a white horse on a red field. The second quarter shows a fern leaf and the third a yellow-wood tree, both are indigenous plant species. The elephant in the fourth quarter symbolises that at the time elephants were still found in the area.<br/> | a white horse on a red field. The second quarter shows a fern leaf and the third a yellow-wood tree, both are indigenous plant species. The elephant in the fourth quarter symbolises that at the time elephants were still found in the area.<br/> | ||