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Coat of arms of South Africa

Index Coat of arms of South Africa

The present coat of arms of South Africa was introduced on Freedom Day 27 April 2000. [1]

39 relations: Africa, Argent, Cape Colony, Coat of arms, Coat of arms of Natal, Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000), Coat of arms of the Cape Colony, Coat of arms of the Orange Free State, Coat of arms of the Orange River Colony, Coat of arms of the Transvaal, Colony of Natal, ǀXam language, Department of Arts and Culture (South Africa), Ex Unitate Vires, Freedom Day (South Africa), George V, Government Communication and Information System, Gules, Khoisan, Khoisan languages, Knobkierie, Lion (heraldry), Ochre, Or (heraldry), Orange (heraldry), Orange Free State, Protea, Sable (heraldry), Secretarybird, South Africa, South African Defence Force, South African heraldry, South African National Defence Force, South African Republic, Southern African lion, Tenné, Union of South Africa, Vert (heraldry), Wildebeest.

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Argent

In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals." It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it.

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Cape Colony

The Cape of Good Hope, also known as the Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie), was a British colony in present-day South Africa, named after the Cape of Good Hope.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard.

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Coat of arms of Natal

The coat of arms of Natal was the official heraldic symbol of Natal as a British colony from 1907 to 1910, and as a province of South Africa from 1910 to 1994.

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Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000)

The coat of arms of South Africa between 1910 and 2000 was granted to the Union of South Africa by King George V and later amended by the British College of Arms.

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Coat of arms of the Cape Colony

The coat of arms of the Cape Colony was the official heraldic symbol of the Cape Colony as a British colony from 1875 to 1910, and as a province of South Africa from 1910 to 1994.

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Coat of arms of the Orange Free State

The coat of arms of the Orange Free State was the official heraldic symbol of the Orange Free State as a republic from 1857 to 1902, and later, from 1937 to 1994, as a province of South Africa.

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Coat of arms of the Orange River Colony

The coat of arms of the Orange River Colony was the official heraldic symbol of the Orange River Colony as a British colony from 1904 to 1910, and then of the Orange Free State province of South Africa from 1910 to 1925.

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Coat of arms of the Transvaal

The coat of arms of the Transvaal was the official heraldic symbol of the South African Republic from 1866 to 1877 and again from 1881 to 1902, and later the symbol of the Transvaal Province from 1954 to 1994.

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Colony of Natal

The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa.

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ǀXam language

ǀXam (/Kham) (English pronunciation), or ǀXam Kaǃkʼe, is an extinct Khoisan language of South Africa, part of the ǃUi branch of the Tuu languages.

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Department of Arts and Culture (South Africa)

The Department of Arts and Culture is one of the departments of the South African government.

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Ex Unitate Vires

Ex Unitate Vires (literally "from unity, strength") is a Latin phrase formerly used as the national motto of South Africa.

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Freedom Day (South Africa)

Freedom Day is a public holiday in South Africa celebrated on 27 April.

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George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

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Government Communication and Information System

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is a South African government department primarily charged with managing government's public communication of their actions and policy.

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Gules

In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours." In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation.

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Khoisan

Khoisan, or according to the contemporary Khoekhoegowab orthography Khoesān (pronounced), is an artificial catch-all name for the so-called "non-Bantu" indigenous peoples of Southern Africa, combining the Khoekhoen (formerly "Khoikhoi") and the Sān or Sākhoen (also, in Afrikaans: Boesmans, or in English: Bushmen, after Dutch Boschjesmens; and Saake in the Nǁng language).

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Khoisan languages

The Khoisan languages (also Khoesan or Khoesaan) are a group of African languages originally classified together by Joseph Greenberg.

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Knobkierie

A Knobkierie, also spelled knobkerrie, knopkierie (Afrikaans) or knobkerry, is a form of club used mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa.

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Lion (heraldry)

The lion is a common charge in heraldry.

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Ochre

Ochre (British English) (from Greek: ὤχρα, from ὠχρός, ōkhrós, pale) or ocher (American English) is a natural clay earth pigment which is a mixture of ferric oxide and varying amounts of clay and sand.

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Or (heraldry)

In heraldry, or (French for "gold") is the tincture of gold and, together with argent (silver), belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals", or light colours.

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Orange (heraldry)

In heraldry, orange is a rarely used tincture except in South Africa and in the heraldry of the United States Army.

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Orange Free State

The Orange Free State (Oranje-Vrijstaat, Oranje-Vrystaat, abbreviated as OVS) was an independent Boer sovereign republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, which later became a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa.

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Protea

Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of South African flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos) or Fynbos.

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Sable (heraldry)

In heraldry, sable is the tincture black, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures, called "colours".

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Secretarybird

The secretarybird or secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a very large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South African Defence Force

The South African Defence Force (SADF) comprised the South African armed forces from 1957 until 1994.

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South African heraldry

South African heraldry reaches back for more than 360 years, inheriting European (especially Dutch and British) heraldic traditions.

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South African National Defence Force

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) comprises the armed forces of South Africa.

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South African Republic

The South African Republic (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal, was an independent and internationally recognised country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902.

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Southern African lion

The Southern African lion (Panthera leo melanochaita) is a lion subspecies in Southern Africa.

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Tenné

In heraldry, tenné (sometimes termed tenny or tawny) is a "stain", or non-standard tincture, of orange, brown or orange-tawny colour.

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Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa (Unie van Zuid-Afrika, Unie van Suid-Afrika) is the historic predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa.

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Vert (heraldry)

In classical heraldry, vert is the name of the tincture roughly equivalent to the colour "green".

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Wildebeest

The wildebeests, also called gnus, are a genus of antelopes, scientific name Connochaetes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_South_Africa

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