VENDA
Arms: Vert, an elephant statant within a bordure Or.
Wreath: Or and Vert.
Crest: A Venda tribal drum proper.
Motto: SHUMELA VENDA
These Arms were registered under the South African Heraldry Act (1962) in
the name of the Venda Legislative Assembly in terms of Government Notice
1599 in Government Gazette 3544 of 08-09-1972.
Expanded Arms were taken into use following the Independence of Venda from
South Africa on 13 September 1979. These are described as:
Arms: Vert, an elephant's head caboshed Or, tusked Argent, the whole within
a bordure Or.
Crest: A Venda tribal drum proper.
Supporters: Two elephants proper.
Motto: SHUMELA VENDA
These Arms were registered in terms of Government Notice 151 in Government
Gazette 6294 of 02-02-1979 and replace those adopted in 1972.
These Arms are no longer used following the reincorporation of Venda into
South Africa on 27 April 1994.
Origin/meaning:
The elephant is the symbol of power, whereas the local drum symbolises the unity of the people. It is used by the chief to summon his people when receiving important messages. The motto means Aspire always for Venda.
Literature : The Star 20-06-1975; Brownell, FG: 1998: Symbols of Sovereignty of South Africa's former Independent and Self-Governing National States
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