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'''DIOCESE OF NAMIBIA (until 1978 Diocese of Damaraland)''' | '''DIOCESE OF NAMIBIA (until 1978 Diocese of Damaraland)''' | ||
Denomination : Anglican | Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Namibia|Namibia]]<br> | ||
Denomination : [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]] | |||
[[File:namibia.rel.gif|center]] | [[File:namibia.rel.gif|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Argent, on a cross Gules an anchor Argent; within a bordure per pale Azure and Or. | Argent, on a cross Gules an anchor Argent; within a bordure per pale Azure and Or. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on May 20, 1983 by the South African Bureau of Heraldry (the diocese being part of the South African Anglican church). | The arms were officially granted on May 20, 1983 by the South African Bureau of Heraldry (the diocese being part of the South African Anglican church). | ||
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The original version of the arms (image below), on which a black anchor on the Cross of St George contravenes the heraldic colour rule that tincture should not be placed upon tincture, were used by the Diocese for about ten years from 1928-38. In 1938 the black anchore was replaced by the silver anchor, but it took until 1983 before the arms were formally granted. | The original version of the arms (image below), on which a black anchor on the Cross of St George contravenes the heraldic colour rule that tincture should not be placed upon tincture, were used by the Diocese for about ten years from 1928-38. In 1938 the black anchore was replaced by the silver anchor, but it took until 1983 before the arms were formally granted. | ||
[[File:namibia1.rel.gif|center]] | [[File:namibia1.rel.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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[[Literature]]: Images and information by Mike Oettle | [[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|Literature]]: Images and information by Mike Oettle | ||
[[Category:Namibia]] | [[Category:Ecclesiastical heraldry of Namibia]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1983]] | [[Category:Granted 1983]] | ||
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | |||