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The arms were officially granted on September 3, 1969. | The arms were officially granted on September 3, 1969. | ||
The charges in the arms were derived from an unheraldic pseudo "coat of arms" which the municipality had adopted in 1938. Bredasdorp is the centre of a sheep-farming and wheat-growing area, which is shown by the ram's head and garb. | The charges in the arms were derived from an unheraldic pseudo "coat of arms" which the municipality had adopted in 1938. Bredasdorp is the centre of a sheep-farming and wheat-growing area, which is shown by the ram's head and garb. | ||
The Cape Agulhas lighthouse, which appears as the crest, is situated in the district. | The Cape Agulhas lighthouse, which appears as the crest, is situated in the district. | ||