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''' | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ||
Province : [[Free State]]<br/> | Province : [[Free State]]<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 2000 Mangaung | Incorporated into: 2000 Mangaung | ||
[[File:bloemfon.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:bloemfon.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
(af) | |||
*'''Wapen''': In blou, twee toegewende goue horings van oorvloed, die regterkantste gevul met blomme en die linkerkantste met water. | |||
*'''Helmteken''': 'n Vuurherd met vlamme van natuurlike kleur. | |||
*'''Wrong en Dekklede''': Goud en blou. | |||
*'''Skildhouers''': Regs 'n blesbok en links 'n swartwildebees, albei van natuurlike kleur. | |||
*'''Wapenspreuk''': FLOREAT | |||
(en) | |||
*'''Arms''': Azure, two cornucopias respectant, the dexter one issuing flowers and the sinister one issuing water. | |||
*'''Crest''': A grate inflamed proper. | |||
*'''Wreath and Mantling''': Or and Azure. | |||
*'''Supporters''': Dexter a blesbok and sinister a white-tailed gnu, both proper. | |||
*'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': FLOREAT | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms | The arms were officially granted on November 25, 1966, but were previously granted in the UK. | ||
The | The arms are canting: Bloemfontein means "flower fountain". The cornucopias also refer to the prosperity of the town and region. | ||
The crest is taken from the arms of 19th-century president Jan Brand (meaning 'fire'). Until the 1950s, the name "Bloemfontein" was inscribed on the shield, above the cornucopias. | |||
[[Literature]] : | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Bloemfontein.zaf.jpg|300 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[South African Coats of Arms|tobacco card (1931)]] | |||
|align="center"|[[File:Za-bloemfontein.jpg|300 px|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[South Africa (stamps)|first day cover]] | |||
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'''[[Literature]]''': | |||
{{media}} | |||
[[Category:South African Municipalities]] | [[Category:South African Municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Free State]] | [[Category:Free State]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1966]] | |||