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'''Wapen''': In goud, 'n kameeldoringboom op 'n grond, alles van natuurlike kleur en 'n rooi skildhoof belaai met 'n goue opkomende son.<br> | |||
'''Helmteken''': 'n Staande olifant van natuurlike kleur.<br> | |||
'''Wrong en Dekklede''': Goud en rooi.<br> | |||
'''Skildhouers''': Regs 'n koedoe en links 'n gemsbok van natuurlike kleur.<br> | |||
'''Wapenspreuk''': EX ORIENTE LUX | |||
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'''Arms''': Or, a camel thorn tree on a mount proper; on a chief Gules a rising sun Or.<br> | |||
'''Crest''': An elephant statant proper.<br> | |||
'''Wreath and Mantling''': Or and Gules.<br> | |||
'''Supporters''': Dexter a kudu and sinister a gemsbok proper.<br> | |||
'''Motto''': EX ORIENTE LUX | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The elephant is a canting symbol (Gaontabis meaning drinking place of great elephants in Nama). Gobabis is the Easternmost town in Namibia and thus the first to see the new light. This is symbolised by the sun and the motto. The supporters are a kudu and a gemsbok. | |||
The tree is a camel thorn, a typical tree for the area. | |||
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GOBABIS
Region: Omaheke
| Afrikaans |
Wapen: In goud, 'n kameeldoringboom op 'n grond, alles van natuurlike kleur en 'n rooi skildhoof belaai met 'n goue opkomende son. |
| English |
Arms: Or, a camel thorn tree on a mount proper; on a chief Gules a rising sun Or. |
Origin/meaning
The elephant is a canting symbol (Gaontabis meaning drinking place of great elephants in Nama). Gobabis is the Easternmost town in Namibia and thus the first to see the new light. This is symbolised by the sun and the motto. The supporters are a kudu and a gemsbok.
The tree is a camel thorn, a typical tree for the area.
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