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{ | {{za}}'''WELKOM''' | ||
'''WELKOM''' | |||
Province : [[Free State]] (formerly [[Orange Free State]])<br/> | Province : [[Free State]] (formerly [[Orange Free State]])<br/> | ||
District Municipality : Lejweleputswa <br> | District Municipality : [[Lejweleputswa]] <br> | ||
Local Municipality : Matjhabeng | Local Municipality : [[Matjhabeng]] | ||
[[File:welkom.jpg|center]] | [[File:welkom.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
====Origin/meaning | |||
===Official blazon=== | |||
(af) | |||
*'''Wapen''': In blou, 'n swart paal gesoom van silwer, belaai in die skildhoof met 'n tandrat van silwer en in die skildvoet met 'n goue lelie; aan weerskante vergesel van drie bomekaargeplaaste goudstawe. | |||
*'''Helmteken''': 'n Koedoekop en hals van natuurlike kleur. | |||
*'''Wrong en Dekklede''': Goud en blou. | |||
*'''Skildhouers''': Regs 'n goue leeu, getong en genael van rooi, links 'n swart adelaar met goue bek en pote, staande op 'n gekronkelde groen slang. | |||
*'''Wapenspreuk''': SALUTATIO | |||
(en) | |||
*'''Arms''': Azure, on a pale Sable fimbriated Argent, in chief a cogwheel Argent, in base a fleur-de-lys Or, between on each side three gold bricks in pale. | |||
*'''Crest''': A kudu's head and neck proper. | |||
*'''Wreath and Mantling''': Or and Azure. | |||
*'''Supporters''': Dexter, a lion Or armed and langued Gules; sinister, an eagle Sable, claws and beak Or, standing on a snake knowed Vert. | |||
*'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': SALUTATIO | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms allude to the fact that Welkom is a | The arms allude to the fact that Welkom is a | ||
gold-mining town. The black pale on the shield | gold-mining town. The black pale on the shield | ||