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BUILDING SOCIETIES INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Official blazon
Afrikaans	Wapen: Gedeel van silwer en blou, 'n regopgeplaaste dubbelgebaarde sleutel en 'n skildhoof gegewel van drie, van die een in die ander. Helmteken: 'n Swart muurkroon, silwer gemessel. Skildhouers: Twee boskraaie van natuurlike kleur. Wapenspreuk: SCIMUS UT PROSIMUS
English	Arms: Per pale Argent and Azure, a double-warded key erect and a chief gably of three, all counterchanged. Crest: A mural crown Sable masoned Argent. Wreath and mantling: Argent and Azure. Supporters: Two trumpeter hornbills, proper. Motto: SCIMUS UT PROSIMUS

Origin/meaning

The chief triple-gabled symbolises building. The Key is the proverbial Key to the Home. The Supporters are African Hornbills. The Habit of these Birds is for the Male to mason the Female into nest in a hollow three trunk, for protection, leaving only a hole big enough to feed her, until she has hatched and raised their chicks.