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Province: [[Mpumalanga]] (until 1994 [[Transvaal Province]])<br/> | Province: [[Mpumalanga]] (until 1994 [[Transvaal Province]])<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : Umjindi | Incorporated into: Umjindi | ||
[[File:barberto.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:barberto.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms were officially granted on January 29, 1969. | The arms were officially granted on January 29, 1969. | ||
The arms allude to Barberton being a gold-mining town (the oldest in South Africa). The chief depicts a 19th-century gold-crushing mill, and the base displays three Barberton daisies, which are named after the town (they also appear in the Mpumalanga provincial arms). | The arms allude to Barberton being a gold-mining town (the oldest in South Africa). The chief depicts a 19th-century gold-crushing mill, and the base displays three Barberton daisies, which are named after the town (they also appear in the Mpumalanga provincial arms).'''[[Literature]]''': | ||
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{{media}} Image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s | {{media}} Image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s | ||