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| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms appear to have been adopted during the 19<sup>th</sup> century, and it is surprising that neither the apartheid Republic of South Africa (1961) nor the Republic of Transkei (1976) made any attempt to change these arms, which reflect a brand of imperialism that appears to have been dominant among the white voters - officials, traders and farmers - who constituted the municipality of Umtata during the 1890s. | The arms appear to have been adopted during the 19<sup>th</sup> century, and it is surprising that neither the apartheid Republic of South Africa (1961) nor the Republic of Transkei (1976) made any attempt to change these arms, which reflect a brand of imperialism that appears to have been dominant among the white voters - officials, traders and farmers - who constituted the municipality of Umtata during the 1890s. | ||