CISKEI

Arms: Per saltire Or and Gules, in chief a bull's head caboshed proper, in base a tree on an island Vert; behind the shield an assegai and knobkerrie in saltire Sable.
Crest: Four ivory rings conjoined, standing thereon a blue crane holding in his beak a sprig with nine leaves proper.
Supporters: Two leopards guardant proper.
Motto: SIYAKUNQANDWA ZIINKWENKWEZI
These Arms were registered under the South African Heraldry Act, 1962 in the name of the Ciskeian Legislative Assembly in terms of Government Notice 1599 in the Government Gazette of 08-09-1972.

These Arms are no longer used following the reincorporation of Ciskei into South Africa on 27 April 1994.

Origin/meaning:
The ox indicates that cattle farming is the main source of income for the people. The milkwood tree in the base, symbolises the people's will to believe and accept the rule of God and authority. The arms behind the shield are symbols for the authority of the chiefs. The motto means We will be stopped by the stars.
The crane on the crest symbolises the will of the people to be courageous and steadfast. The crane (Anthropoides paradisea) is also the National bird of South Africa and it also appeared on the flag of Ciskei.

The shield itself is a Nguni shield, the shile traditionally used by the people in Ciskei.