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Encyclopedia > Coat of arms of South Africa
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The South African coat of arms was designed and first unveiled in 2000 and replaced an earlier design that had served the country since 1910. South African coat of arms, uploaded as fair use This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... -1...


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South African Coat of Arms (1487 words)
The Arms did not change when South Africa became a Republic on 31 May 1961 and were adopted unchanged in the Interim Constitution which came into force on 27 April 1994.
In the symbolic sense this is the implied re-birth of the spirit of South Africa.
Arms: Or, representations of two San human figures of red ochre, statant respectant, the hands of the innermost arms clasped, with upper arm, inner wrist, waist and knee bands Argent, and a narrow border of red ochre; the shield ensigned of a spear and knobkierie in saltire, Sable.
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