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'''BENONI''' | '''BENONI''' | ||
Province: [[Gauteng ]] (until 1994 [[Transvaal Province]])<br/> | Province: [[Gauteng ]] (until 1994 [[Transvaal Province]])<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : [[Ekurhuleni]] | Incorporated into: [[Ekurhuleni]] | ||
[[File:benoni1.jpg|center]] | [[File:benoni1.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
*'''Arms''': Or, a turreted castle of three storeys Sable, on a chief Sable three escallops Argent, all within a bordure Gules charged with four bezants and four heraldic fountains alternately. | *'''Arms''': Or, a turreted castle of three storeys Sable, on a chief Sable three escallops Argent, all within a bordure Gules charged with four bezants and four heraldic fountains alternately. | ||
*'''Crest''': In front of a sun rising Or an arm embowed, the hand grasping a sledge-hammer proper. Wreath and mantling Or and Gules. | *'''Crest''': In front of a sun rising Or an arm embowed, the hand grasping a sledge-hammer proper. Wreath and mantling Or and Gules. | ||
*'''Supporters''': Two Springboks proper each gorged with a collar Azure charged with three bezants. | *'''Supporters''': Two Springboks proper each gorged with a collar Azure charged with three bezants. | ||
*'''Motto''': AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI (A pledge for better times) | *'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI (A pledge for better times) | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted in 1937 and registered in South Africa in 1966. | The arms were granted in 1937 and registered in South Africa in 1966. | ||
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The previous, non official arms are shown below: | The previous, non official arms are shown below: | ||
[[File:benoni.jpg|center]] | [[File:benoni.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Benoni is a mining and industrial town on the East Rand. The above "arms" appear to allude to mining, industry, agriculture, and sport. | Benoni is a mining and industrial town on the East Rand. The above "arms" appear to allude to mining, industry, agriculture, and sport. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]]: Old image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s; | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - South Africa|'''Literature''']]: | ||
Old image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s; | |||
[[Category:South African Municipalities]] | [[Category:South African Municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Gauteng]] | [[Category:Gauteng]] | ||