Civic Heraldry Literature - Namibia

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This page shows the sources used, or to be used, on the Namibian part of the site Heraldry of the World. Not all the information from the literature mentioned below has been added to the site yet. If you require information from one of the sources below, please contact me.

I am always looking more more, local, literature, such as newspaper articles etc. If you want to donate these, please send them as pdf or contact me !

Posters, websites, mails/letters, stamps, postcards, maps and similar sources are not included. For an overview of heraldic picture albums, tobacco cards, trade cards, stamps etc, see here)

Books and references

(for ARMA, see under South Africa)

1. Anonymous : The arms of Lüderitz. ARMA 1616-1619.
2. Brownell, F.G. : The evolution of the coats of arms and flags of South West Africa and Namibia. I : Introduction (1485-1884). ARMA 2033-2035.
3. Brownell, F.G. : The evolution of the coats of arms and flags of South West Africa and Namibia. II : Deutschwestafrika (1884-1915). ARMA 2036-2037.
4. Brownell, F.G. : The evolution of the coats of arms and flags of South West Africa and Namibia. III : The (mandated) territory of South West Africa, 1915-1960. ARMA 2038-2042.
5. Brownell, F.G. : The evolution of the coats of arms and flags of South West Africa and Namibia. IV : The arms of the territory of South West Africa, 1961-1990. ARMA 2095-2101.
6. Brownell, F.G. : The evolution of the coats of arms and flags of South West Africa and Namibia. V : The arms and flags of the "homelands" in South West Africa, 1969-1989. ARMA 2121-2128.
7. Brownell, F.G. : The evolution of the coats of arms and flags of South West Africa and Namibia. VIII : The national arms, great seal and presidential flag of Namibia, 1990. ARMA 2227-2232.
8. Mattern, G. : Wappen und Flagge der Republik Namibia. Schweizer Archiv für Heraldik 103(1989)166-169.
9. Merrington, A.J. : The civic coats of arms of South West Africa/Namibia. ARMA 1913-1920.
10. Merrington, A.J. : The civic coats of arms of South West Africa/Namibia (II). ARMA 1950-1959.
11. Merrington, A.J. : New national symbols for the republic of Namibia. ARMA 1983-1984.