Department of National Education (South Africa)

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DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL EDUCATION (SOUTH AFRICA)

Official blazon

• (af)

Wapen: edeel van goud en swart, 'n regopgeplaaste (dubbelgebaarde) sleutel, baard na bo, van die een in die ander.
Helmteken: 'n Gaande aansiende leeu van goud wat met sy regtervoorpoot op die oor van die sleutel uit die skild rus.
Wrong en Dekklede: Goud en swart.
Wapenspreuk: LUX IN TENEBRIS

• (en)

Arms: Per pale Or and Sable, a (double warded) key erect, wards upwards, counterchanged.
Crest: A lion passant guardant Or, resting his dexter fore-paw on the bow of the key from the shield.
Wreath and mantling: Or and Sable.
Motto: LUX IN TENEBRIS

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 24, 1975.

We have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms.

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