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{ | {{za}}'''SWELLENDAM''' | ||
| | Province: [[Western Cape]] (until 1994 [[Cape Province]])<br/> | ||
| | District Municipality: [[Overberg]] <br> | ||
Local Municipality :Swellendam | |||
[[File:swellend.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''Afrikaans''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms are taken off the seal assigned to the original Swellendam local authority in 1804. The anchor represents the (Cape of) Good Hope, and the shield is that of governor Hendrik Swellengrebel, who founded the town - the fleur de lis should be blue | |||
with a red band. On the original seal, the anchor and shield were placed on a golden background representing prosperity (same basic design as the [[Cape Town]] municipal arms). | |||
[[File: | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:swellendam1.zaf.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Variation of the arms | |||
|} | |||
{{media}} | |||
[[Literature]] : | [[Literature]] : Images scanned from cigarette cards from the 1930s | ||
[[Category:South African Municipalities]] | [[Category:South African Municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Western Cape]] | [[Category:Western Cape]] | ||
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SWELLENDAM
Province: Western Cape (until 1994 Cape Province)
District Municipality: Overberg
Local Municipality :Swellendam
| Afrikaans | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms are taken off the seal assigned to the original Swellendam local authority in 1804. The anchor represents the (Cape of) Good Hope, and the shield is that of governor Hendrik Swellengrebel, who founded the town - the fleur de lis should be blue with a red band. On the original seal, the anchor and shield were placed on a golden background representing prosperity (same basic design as the Cape Town municipal arms).
 Variation of the arms |
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Literature : Images scanned from cigarette cards from the 1930s