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|width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br>Civic heraldry of [[South Africa]]'''
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'''MTHATHA'''
'''MTHATHA'''


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Local Municipality : King Sabata Dalindyebo  
Local Municipality : King Sabata Dalindyebo  


[[File:umtata.jpg|center]]
[[File:umtata.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official blazon
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|'''Afrikaans'''
| blazon wanted
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
|}


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms appear to have been adopted during the 19<sup>th</sup> century, and it is surprising that neither the apartheid Republic of South Africa (1961) nor the Republic of Transkei (1976) made any attempt to change these arms, which reflect a brand of imperialism that appears to have been dominant among the white voters - officials, traders and farmers - who constituted the municipality of Umtata during the 1890s.
The arms appear to have been adopted during the 19<sup>th</sup> century, and it is surprising that neither the apartheid Republic of South Africa (1961) nor the Republic of Transkei (1976) made any attempt to change these arms, which reflect a brand of imperialism that appears to have been dominant among the white voters - officials, traders and farmers - who constituted the municipality of Umtata during the 1890s.


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[[Literature]] : Information from Mike Oettle, South Africa.
[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography '''Literature''']: Information from Mike Oettle, South Africa.


[[Category:South African Municipalities]]
[[Category:South African Municipalities]]
[[Category:Eastern Cape]]
[[Category:Eastern Cape]]
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