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'''PORT ELIZABETH DIVISIONAL COUNCIL / AFDELINGSRAAD''' | |||
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Province : [[Eastern Cape]] <br/> | Province : [[Eastern Cape]] <br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1978 Dias Divisional Council (1987 [[Algoa]] Regional Services Council (1994 [[Western Region District Council]] (2110 Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Council))) | Incorporated into : 1978 Dias Divisional Council (1987 [[Algoa]] Regional Services Council (1994 [[Western Region District Council]] (2110 Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Council))) | ||
[[File:porteli2.jpg|center]] | [[File:porteli2.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
Arms : Per fess: I: per pale: i: two aloes (<i>Aloe ferox</i>); ii: the Gamtoos River bridge (seen from the left bank of the river) with a Kouga mountain peak behind; II: an Addo elephant standing between two prickly pear cactuses.<br/> | Arms : Per fess: I: per pale: i: two aloes (<i>Aloe ferox</i>); ii: the Gamtoos River bridge (seen from the left bank of the river) with a Kouga mountain peak behind; II: an Addo elephant standing between two prickly pear cactuses.<br/> | ||
Crest: a three-masted ship proper in full sail azure, the main mast flying a pennant gules. Crest-wreath: gules and sable.<br/> | Crest: a three-masted ship proper in full sail azure, the main mast flying a pennant gules. Crest-wreath: gules and sable.<br/> | ||
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Although not described all three scenes have grassy foregrounds, red mountains behind and white clouds in the sky. | Although not described all three scenes have grassy foregrounds, red mountains behind and white clouds in the sky. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms are rather unheraldic in origin, and were probably never officially registered, but they could possibly have been registered with the Department of National Education, which was not fussy about the "badges" it put on its books. They were in any case used by the council. | The arms are rather unheraldic in origin, and were probably never officially registered, but they could possibly have been registered with the Department of National Education, which was not fussy about the "badges" it put on its books. They were in any case used by the council. | ||
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The arms could have been devised at any time between 1930, when the Gamtoos River bridge became the responsibility of this council, and 1956. Ironically, the bridge was built by the divisional councils of Uitenhage | The arms could have been devised at any time between 1930, when the Gamtoos River bridge became the responsibility of this council, and 1956. Ironically, the bridge was built by the divisional councils of Uitenhage | ||
and Humansdorp, because in 1895 when it was erected the Gamtoos River was nowhere near the Port Elizabeth Division. | and Humansdorp, because in 1895 when it was erected the Gamtoos River was nowhere near the Port Elizabeth Division. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Information send by Mike Oettle (pmoettle@tmecl.co.za) | [[Literature]] : Information send by Mike Oettle (pmoettle@tmecl.co.za) | ||