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'''EASTERN CAPE - OOSKAAP - iMPUMA KOLONI''' | '''EASTERN CAPE - OOSKAAP - iMPUMA KOLONI''' | ||
[[File:e-cape.jpg|center]] | [[File:e-cape.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Argent, between flanches Gules, in base bars gemelles wavy Azure and in chief a tree-aloe issuant Vert, with three racemes Gules; the shield ensigned of a leopard-skin headring proper with a semi-sun issuant Or. The supporters are two eland proper and the motto is "Development through | Argent, between flanches Gules, in base bars gemelles wavy Azure and in chief a tree-aloe issuant Vert, with three racemes Gules; the shield ensigned of a leopard-skin headring proper with a semi-sun issuant Or. The supporters are two eland proper and the motto is "Development through | ||
Unity". | Unity". | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on March 25, 1996.<br/> | The arms were granted on March 25, 1996.<br/> | ||
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The Eland (supporters) was by far the most widespread of all larger antelope in the Eastern Cape and is now reintroduced into the province's nature reserves and game farms. The eland is also important in the folk-lore, especially among the bushmen who almost worshipped it. The bull represents magnificence. | The Eland (supporters) was by far the most widespread of all larger antelope in the Eastern Cape and is now reintroduced into the province's nature reserves and game farms. The eland is also important in the folk-lore, especially among the bushmen who almost worshipped it. The bull represents magnificence. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Information and picture taken from http://www.ecprov.gov.za/coat | [[Literature]] : Information and picture taken from http://www.ecprov.gov.za/coat | ||