Mossel Bay

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MOSSEL BAY - MOSSELBAAI

Province: Western Cape (until 1994 Cape Province)
District Municipality : Eden
Local Municipality  : Mossel Bay

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Origin/meaning

The charges on the "arms" are the figure of Justice, a sheep, three interlaced fish, and the figure of Neptune. The three interlaced fish were later incorporated into the badge of the naval minesweeper SAS Mosselbaai.

Literature : Image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s