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The Transvaal province was created in 1910 from the [[Transvaal Colony]]. | The Transvaal province was created in 1910 from the [[Transvaal Colony]]. | ||
When the provinces were allowed to choose their own arms in 1950, the Transvaal province adopted to restore the old arms of the [ | When the provinces were allowed to choose their own arms in 1950, the Transvaal province adopted to restore the old arms of the [[Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek]], but this time properly described. The new arms were drawn in 1951, adopted by the province in 1954 and officially granted in 1955. | ||
The arms also showed the correct wagon used by the Boers, unlike the wrong type as shown in the arms of the Transvaal Colony. | The arms also showed the correct wagon used by the Boers, unlike the wrong type as shown in the arms of the Transvaal Colony. |