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'''DIOCESE OF FALSE BAY''' | '''DIOCESE OF FALSE BAY''' | ||
Denomination : Anglican | Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of South Africa|South Africa]]<br> | ||
Denomination : [[:Category:Anglican heraldry|Anglican]] | |||
[[File:falsebay.rel.gif|center]] | [[File:falsebay.rel.gif|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Per fess dancetty azure and or; in dexter chief a garb, in sinister chief a bunch of grapes and in base an anchor, all counterchanged. | Per fess dancetty azure and or; in dexter chief a garb, in sinister chief a bunch of grapes and in base an anchor, all counterchanged. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on ? | The arms were officially granted on ? | ||
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The dancetty (or zig-zag) partition line can be seen as alluding to the mountains dividing the coastal part of the diocese from the Overberg. The garb, or sheaf of wheat, and the bunch of grapes symbolise agriculture in the region. | The dancetty (or zig-zag) partition line can be seen as alluding to the mountains dividing the coastal part of the diocese from the Overberg. The garb, or sheaf of wheat, and the bunch of grapes symbolise agriculture in the region. | ||
The gold and blue colours stand respectively for the land and the sea | The gold and blue colours stand respectively for the land and the sea - the same two colours appear, with the same symbolism, in the arms of the [[Diocese of Namibia]]. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images and information by Mike Oettle | |||
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[[Heraldic literature - Ecclesiastical heraldry|Literature]]: Images and information by Mike Oettle | |||
[[Category:South Africa]] | [[Category:South Africa]] | ||
[[Category:South African ecclesiastical heraldry]] | [[Category:South African ecclesiastical heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | [[Category:Anglican dioceses]] | ||