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'''Arms''' : On an African war shield, Azure, seven piles conjoined at the fess point Or, overall a fess Gules fimbriated on the second charged with two tobacco leaves in bend and bend sinister respectively and in base a representation of the Zimbabwe Bird in Gold; behind the escutcheon a long pointed hunting spear in dexter and an oval headed war spear in sinister in saltire proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : On an African war shield, Azure, seven piles conjoined at the fess point Or, overall a fess Gules fimbriated on the second charged with two tobacco leaves in bend and bend sinister respectively and in base a representation of the Zimbabwe Bird in Gold; behind the escutcheon a long pointed hunting spear in dexter and an oval headed war spear in sinister in saltire proper.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''': On a mound Vert on either side a sable antelope proper and in base two Flame Lilies (<i>Glorisa superba</i>) in saltire proper.<br> | '''Supporters''': On a mound Vert on either side a sable antelope proper and in base two Flame Lilies (<i>Glorisa superba</i>) in saltire proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': "PAMBERI NEKUSHANDIRA VANHU" (Forward with Service to the People). | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The | The arms were granted on 21 April 1986. | ||
The arms are a traditional African war shield, with the tobacco leaves as a symbol for agriculture around Harare. The flames and the Zimbabwe bird represent the birth of a new nation. The antelopes are derived from the arms of Salisbury, see below. | The arms are a traditional African war shield, with the tobacco leaves as a symbol for agriculture around Harare. The flames and the Zimbabwe bird represent the birth of a new nation. The antelopes are derived from the arms of Salisbury, see below. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Tonson, A. E. The arms of the city of Harare. ARMA 1663-1664. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Zimbabwe|'''Literature''']]: Tonson, A. E. The arms of the city of Harare. ARMA 1663-1664. | ||
[[Category:Zimbabwe]] | [[Category:Zimbabwe]] | ||
[[Category:Municipalities of Zimbabwe]] | [[Category:Municipalities of Zimbabwe]] | ||