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'''GERMISTON''' | '''GERMISTON''' | ||
Province : [[Gauteng]] (formerly [[Transvaal Province]])<br/> | Province : [[Gauteng]] (formerly [[Transvaal Province]])<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 2000 [[Ekurhuleni]] | Incorporated into: 2000 [[Ekurhuleni]] | ||
[[File:germisto.jpg|center]] | [[File:germisto.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Gules, within two bendlets Or between two ox-wagons Argent, three bezants. | Gules, within two bendlets Or between two ox-wagons Argent, three bezants. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted in 1935. | The arms were officially granted in 1935. | ||
The arms symbolise the gold mining (bezants), the wagons are the symbol of the Transvaal. | The arms symbolise the gold mining (bezants), the wagons are the symbol of the Transvaal. The crest with an eagle, symbolises the Rand Airport. | ||
The two supporters are two Eland, each holding a fountain. They are canting for the old name of the town, Elandsfontein. | |||
Previously the city used the arms below: | Previously the city used the arms below: | ||
[[File:germiston.jpg|center]] | [[File:germiston.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The scene in the second quarter suggests mining, and the ox-wagon in the fourth quarter was a Transvaal symbol, alluding to the Voortrekkers (emigrants) who migrated from the Cape Colony in the 1830s and '40s to escape British rule. | The scene in the second quarter suggests mining, and the ox-wagon in the fourth quarter was a Transvaal symbol, alluding to the Voortrekkers (emigrants) who migrated from the Cape Colony in the 1830s and '40s to escape British rule. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Scan from first day cover and tobacco card | [[Literature]] : Scan from first day cover and tobacco card; The story of Germiston, 1960s. | ||
[[Category:South African Municipalities]] | [[Category:South African Municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Gauteng]] | [[Category:Gauteng]] | ||