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Province : | Province : Copperbelt | ||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center| | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Barry wavy of eight Or and Azure a pale Vert charged with three mullets Gold.<br> | '''Arms''' : Barry wavy of eight Or and Azure a pale Vert charged with three mullets Gold.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a wreath Or and Azure, on a mount a fig tree fructed the lower branches entwined with a steel chain the links broken at each end pen- dent on either side all proper.<br> | '''Crest''': On a wreath Or and Azure, on a mount a fig tree fructed the lower branches entwined with a steel chain the links broken at each end pen- dent on either side all proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On either side a lion holding in the mouth a steel chain the links broken at each end pendent and reflexed over the exterior fore-leg all proper. | '''Supporters''': On either side a lion holding in the mouth a steel chain the links broken at each end pendent and reflexed over the exterior fore-leg all proper. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on June 10, 1953. | The arms were officially granted on June 10, 1953. | ||
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The gold portion of the shield represents the wealth derived from copper mining and upon which the town depends. | The gold portion of the shield represents the wealth derived from copper mining and upon which the town depends. | ||
The wild fig tree forming the crest is a representation of the 'slave tree' still existing in Ndola, but the | The wild fig tree forming the crest is a representation of the 'slave tree' still existing in Ndola, but the chains of slavery have been wrenched loose by the two lions which support the shield. The illustration is thus that the advent of British rule - symbolised by the lions - eliminated slavery from the area. | ||
The motto is Indole nec Indolentia, but was not described in the letters patent. | The motto is Indole nec Indolentia, but was not described in the letters patent. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}3.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the town<br> | |||
(image Dan by Whitcombe) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||