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Province : Manicaland | Province : Manicaland | ||
[[File:mutare.jpg|center]] | [[File:mutare.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
'''Arms''' : Azure issuant from Water Barry wavy in base proper and in front of a Rising Sun Or a Gateway, two towers the Portcullis raised also proper.<br> | '''Arms''' : Azure issuant from Water Barry wavy in base proper and in front of a Rising Sun Or a Gateway, two towers the Portcullis raised also proper.<br> | ||
'''Crest''': On a wreath a mountain range proper, on this perched a cock sable facing dexter.<br> | '''Crest''': On a wreath a mountain range proper, on this perched a cock sable facing dexter.<br> | ||
'''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Kudu and on the sinister side a Sable antelope, both proper.<br> | '''Supporters''' : On the dexter side a Kudu and on the sinister side a Sable antelope, both proper.<br> | ||
'''Motto''' : Be Just and Fear Not.<br> | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Be Just and Fear Not.<br> | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on April 19, 1985. | The arms were officially granted on April 19, 1985. | ||
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The arms had the same design, but the original crest was a red English lion holding an elephant's tusk in its dexter forepaw which was taken from the arms of the British South Africa Company - the Company founded by Cecil Rhodes and charged with colonising the territory now known as Zimbabwe. The crest was also used by the British South African Police force, and thus an unacceptable symbol for the new Zimbabwean government. | The arms had the same design, but the original crest was a red English lion holding an elephant's tusk in its dexter forepaw which was taken from the arms of the British South Africa Company - the Company founded by Cecil Rhodes and charged with colonising the territory now known as Zimbabwe. The crest was also used by the British South African Police force, and thus an unacceptable symbol for the new Zimbabwean government. | ||
[[Literature]] : The municipal heraldry of Zimbabwe, ARMA 1286-1289, 1311; Additional information received from Bruce Berry | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Zimbabwe|'''Literature''']]: The municipal heraldry of Zimbabwe, ARMA 1286-1289, 1311; Additional information received from Bruce Berry | |||
[[Category:Zimbabwe]] | [[Category:Zimbabwe]] | ||
[[Category:Municipalities of Zimbabwe]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1955]] | [[Category:Granted 1955]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1985]] | [[Category:Granted 1985]] | ||