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Incorporated into : 2000 [[Ekurhuleni]] | Incorporated into : 2000 [[Ekurhuleni]] | ||
[[File:germisto.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:germisto.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
====Official blazon==== | ====Official blazon==== | ||
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Previously the city used the arms below: | Previously the city used the arms below: | ||
[[File:germiston.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:germiston.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The scene in the second quarter suggests mining, and the ox-wagon in the fourth quarter was a Transvaal symbol, alluding to the Voortrekkers (emigrants) who migrated from the Cape Colony in the 1830s and '40s to escape British rule. | The scene in the second quarter suggests mining, and the ox-wagon in the fourth quarter was a Transvaal symbol, alluding to the Voortrekkers (emigrants) who migrated from the Cape Colony in the 1830s and '40s to escape British rule. | ||