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'''Country''' : Namibia [[File:Namibia.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Region''' : Khomas | |||
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'''Arms''': Argent, a Windhoek aloe (''Aloe rubrolutea'') with a raceme of three flowers on an island, proper<br/> | |||
'''Crest''': A mural crown Or<br/> | |||
'''Motto''': SUUM CUIQUE (To every man his own) | |||
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Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, was founded in 1890 as Winterhoek and renamed in 1920. The arms show the typical Windhoek aloe (<i>Aloe rubrolutea</I>). | Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, was founded in 1890 as Winterhoek and renamed in 1920. The arms show the typical Windhoek aloe (<i>Aloe rubrolutea</I>). | ||
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File:Windhoek.zaf.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Windhoek|The arms on a 1930s [[South African Coats of Arms|tobacco card ]] | |||
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[[Literature]] : Merrington (II) | |||
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[[Category:Namibian municipalities]] | [[Category:Namibian municipalities]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:20, 3 September 2023
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Country : Namibia  Region : Khomas |
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Arms: Argent, a Windhoek aloe (Aloe rubrolutea) with a raceme of three flowers on an island, proper |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on 2 October 1966, with a stylized aloe, and changed on 15 September 1972 with a natural aloe.
Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, was founded in 1890 as Winterhoek and renamed in 1920. The arms show the typical Windhoek aloe (Aloe rubrolutea).
Image gallery
The arms on a 1930s tobacco card
Literature : Merrington (II)
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Civic heraldry of Namibia |
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