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Civic Heraldry of Congo
(former Zaire)

LUBUMBASHI

(Elisabethville)

The arms above are used since October, 1966, after the initial name of the city (Elisabethville) was replaced by that of Lubumbashi. Their official nature is not however insured. It is identical to that granted by the Belgian colonial administration in 1954, only the crowned " E " having been replaced by Lubumbashi " L ". During the colonial period, the village - then named Elisabethville - obtained the city status on June 25, 1941. Its arms were granted on December 20, 1954.

The monetary crosslets of Katanga evokes the copper mining wealth of Katanga, in which the city is situated.
In the same order of ideas, the chevron gules could symbolize a casting of ores, unless it evokes the extraction of ores, as the motto which means " depthes towards summits " could suggest it. Today, one could also see there the profile of the slag heap, a characteristic element of the landscape of the city. All this is however only hypothetical.
The crowned " E "constitutes course a mark of honoring to Queen Elisabeth.

Literature : Pierloz Patrick : « L'héraldique civique du Congo belge (1908 - 1960) » (" Civic Heraldry of Belgian Congo (on 1908 - 1960 ) , in " Kisugulu ", N 75, in March, 2001. Images and information provided by Patrick Pierloz, Belgium.


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