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===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The copper crosses on the red field symbolise the copper mining in the area. The strip of ermine and the cross are symbols for the Portuguese Kings and are a reference to the early trading in the area with Europeans. The maize cobs stand for agriculture and the leopard's head, bearing a collar, is symbolic of the wilderness being overcome by civilisation. | The copper crosses on the red field symbolise the copper mining in the area. The strip of ermine and the cross are symbols for the Portuguese Kings and are a reference to the early trading in the area with Europeans. The maize cobs stand for agriculture and the leopard's head, bearing a collar, is symbolic of the wilderness being overcome by civilisation. | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : The municipal heraldry of Zimbabwe, ARMA 1286-1289 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Zimbabwe|'''Literature''']]: The municipal heraldry of Zimbabwe, ARMA 1286-1289 | ||
[[Category:Zimbabwe]] | [[Category:Zimbabwe]] | ||
[[Category:Municipalities of Zimbabwe]] | [[Category:Municipalities of Zimbabwe]] | ||
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UMBOE
Province : Harare
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The copper crosses on the red field symbolise the copper mining in the area. The strip of ermine and the cross are symbols for the Portuguese Kings and are a reference to the early trading in the area with Europeans. The maize cobs stand for agriculture and the leopard's head, bearing a collar, is symbolic of the wilderness being overcome by civilisation.
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Literature: The municipal heraldry of Zimbabwe, ARMA 1286-1289