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'''OUDTSHOORN''' | '''OUDTSHOORN''' | ||
Province : [[Western Cape]] (formerly [[Cape Province]])<br> | Province : [[Western Cape]] (formerly [[Cape Province]])<br> | ||
District Municipality : | District Municipality : [[Garden Route]]<br> | ||
Local Municipality : Oudtshoorn | Local Municipality : Oudtshoorn | ||
[[File:oudtshoo.jpg|center| | [[File:oudtshoo.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms are based on the arms of the Van Reede van Oudtshoorn family, with the addition of two ostrich feathers to distinguish the arms from the family arms. Compare also [[Rhede]] in Germany. | The arms are based on the arms of the Van Reede van Oudtshoorn family, with the addition of two ostrich feathers to distinguish the arms from the family arms. Compare also [[Rhede]] in Germany. | ||
In the 1930s the arms were slightly different:<br/> | In the 1930s the arms were slightly different:<br/> | ||
[[File:oudtshoorn.jpg|center| | [[File:oudtshoorn.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 20 August 2023
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 Civic heraldry of South Africa |
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OUDTSHOORN
Province : Western Cape (formerly Cape Province)
District Municipality : Garden Route
Local Municipality : Oudtshoorn
| Afrikaans | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms are based on the arms of the Van Reede van Oudtshoorn family, with the addition of two ostrich feathers to distinguish the arms from the family arms. Compare also Rhede in Germany.
In the 1930s the arms were slightly different:
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