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		Civic Heraldry of South Africa Wapens van owerhede in Suid Afrika UITENHAGE Province: Eastern Cape (until 1994 Cape Province/Cape Colony) Incorporated into : 2000 Nelson Mandela Metropole Origin/meaning : Jacob Uitenhage de Mist was the Batavian Republic's Commissioner-General at the Cape 1803-05, and it was he who introduced municipal heraldry in 1804. One of the local authorities to which he assigned a seal was the town of Uitenhage, which he founded. The seal was the same pattern as the other municipal seals (see Cape Town and Swellendam): a golden background representing prosperity, a black anchor representing the Cape of Good Hope, and the shield of the founder of the town. Literature :

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