Bloemfontein
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BLOEMFONTEIN
Province : Free State
Incorporated into : 2000 Mangaung
Origin/meaning
The arms are canting: Bloemfontein means "flower fountain".
The crest is taken from the arms of 19th-century president Jan Brand. Until the 1950s, the name "Bloemfontein" was inscribed on the shield, above the cornucopiae.
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