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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (SOUTH AFRICA)

Coat of arms (crest) of Department of Justice (South Africa)

Official blazon

  • (af)

Wapen: Gedeel van swart en goud, 'n regopstaande swaard waarop 'n skaal balanseer van die een in die ander.
Helmteken: 'n Gaande aansiende leeu van goud wat met die regtervoorpoot 'n regopstaande swaard waarop 'n skaal balanseer, albei van swart, vashou.
Wrong en Dekklede: Goud en swart
Wapenspreuk: JUSTITIA EX VERITATE

  • (en)

Arms: Per pale Sable and Or, a sword erect balancing a scale counterchanged.
Crest: A lion passant guardant Or, holding with the dexter forepaw a sword erect balancing a scale Sable.
Wreath and mantling: Or and Sable.
Motto: JUSTITIA EX VERITATE

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 26, 1971; the crest added on September 8, 1978.

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