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'''CAPE OF GOOD HOPE COLONY - KAAPKOLONIE''' | '''CAPE OF GOOD HOPE COLONY - KAAPKOLONIE''' | ||
Incorporated into : 1910 [[Cape Province]] | Incorporated into: 1910 [[Cape Province]] | ||
[[File:kaapkolo.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:kaapkolo.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''Afrikaans''' | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The first European colonists on the Cape of Good Hope were send by the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigte Oost Indische Compagnie, or VOC) in 1652. In 1792 the colony was occupied by British forces, in 1803 the colony became Dutch again. In 1806, in the war with France, the British occupied the colony again (Holland at the time was also occupied by France). It remained a British colony until 1910.<br/> | The first European colonists on the Cape of Good Hope were send by the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigte Oost Indische Compagnie, or VOC) in 1652. In 1792 the colony was occupied by British forces, in 1803 the colony became Dutch again. In 1806, in the war with France, the British occupied the colony again (Holland at the time was also occupied by France). It remained a British colony until 1910.<br/> | ||
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The arms remained unchanged until 1910, except for a single seal made on the seal with King Edward VII for the colony. For some unknown reason the figure of Hope was replaced by a crown. | The arms remained unchanged until 1910, except for a single seal made on the seal with King Edward VII for the colony. For some unknown reason the figure of Hope was replaced by a crown. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:capecolony.wes.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Wills's - Arms of the British Empire (small)|tobacco card]] ( 1910) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:capecolony.wesb.jpg|center|200 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>(reverse) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:capland.cva.jpg|center|300 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt]] album, +/- 1910 | |||
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[[Literature]] : Brownell, 1993 | {{media}}'''[[Literature]]''': Brownell, 1993 | ||
[[Category:South African Provinces and States]] | [[Category:South African Provinces and States]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1876]] | [[Category:Granted 1876]] | ||