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{{za}} | {{za}}'''STELLENBOSCH''' | ||
'''STELLENBOSCH''' | |||
Province : [[Western Cape]] (formerly [[Cape Province]])<br> | Province : [[Western Cape]] (formerly [[Cape Province]])<br> | ||
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Local Municipality : Stellenbosch | Local Municipality : Stellenbosch | ||
[[File:stellenb.jpg|center| | [[File:stellenb.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''Afrikaans''' | |'''Afrikaans''' | ||
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|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
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The peacock is blazoned as being "proper", but has more of a silvery appearance. It is nonetheless drawn with the characteristic "eyes" on the tail feathers. | The peacock is blazoned as being "proper", but has more of a silvery appearance. It is nonetheless drawn with the characteristic "eyes" on the tail feathers. | ||
[[File:stellenb2.jpg|center| | [[File:stellenb2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The above arms were granted by Commissioner-General Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist to the Drostdij of Stellenbosch in 1804 are those used by Governor Van der Stel (who died in 1712) and were carved on his tomb in the Groote Kerk in Cape Town. This was destroyed in 1836 when the church was rebuilt, but the arms were recorded by Charles Davidson Bell, Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony.<br/> | The above arms were granted by Commissioner-General Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist to the Drostdij of Stellenbosch in 1804 are those used by Governor Van der Stel (who died in 1712) and were carved on his tomb in the Groote Kerk in Cape Town. This was destroyed in 1836 when the church was rebuilt, but the arms were recorded by Charles Davidson Bell, Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony.<br/> | ||