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{ | {{za}}'''STELLENBOSCH''' | ||
'''STELLENBOSCH''' | |||
Province : [[Western Cape]] (formerly [[Cape Province]])<br> | Province : [[Western Cape]] (formerly [[Cape Province]])<br> | ||
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Local Municipality : Stellenbosch | Local Municipality : Stellenbosch | ||
[[File:stellenb.jpg|center]] | [[File:stellenb.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''Afrikaans''' | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on June 26, 1952. | The arms were granted on June 26, 1952. | ||
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The peacock is blazoned as being "proper", but has more of a silvery appearance. It is nonetheless drawn with the characteristic "eyes" on the tail feathers. | The peacock is blazoned as being "proper", but has more of a silvery appearance. It is nonetheless drawn with the characteristic "eyes" on the tail feathers. | ||
[[File:stellenb2.jpg|center]] | [[File:stellenb2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The above arms were granted by Commissioner-General Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist to the Drostdij of Stellenbosch in 1804 are those used by Governor Van der Stel (who died in 1712) and were carved on his tomb in the Groote Kerk in Cape Town. This was destroyed in 1836 when the church was rebuilt, but the arms were recorded by Charles Davidson Bell, Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony.<br/> | The above arms were granted by Commissioner-General Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist to the Drostdij of Stellenbosch in 1804 are those used by Governor Van der Stel (who died in 1712) and were carved on his tomb in the Groote Kerk in Cape Town. This was destroyed in 1836 when the church was rebuilt, but the arms were recorded by Charles Davidson Bell, Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony.<br/> | ||
These original arms fell into abeyance in 1827 when drostdijen were abolished in the Cape Colony. However the right to them was assumed when Stellenbosch attained municipal status in 1840 - the first country town in South Africa to gain this status - and they continued in use until the grant of 1952. | These original arms fell into abeyance in 1827 when drostdijen were abolished in the Cape Colony. However the right to them was assumed when Stellenbosch attained municipal status in 1840 - the first country town in South Africa to gain this status - and they continued in use until the grant of 1952. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Information provided by Mike Oettle. | [[Literature]] : Information provided by Mike Oettle. | ||