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POLOKWANE (PIETERSBURG)
Province: Limpopo (until 1994 Transvaal Province)
District Municipality: Capricorn
Local Municipality : Polokwane
Official blazon
- (2003) Vert, on a fess Argent a woven grain basket between two shovels with blades turned inward proper their handles towards centre-base counterchanged Or, and issuant from a voided cogwheel the inner ring cotised Argent therein a sun Or; on a chief of the last a short-clawed lark perched upon a leaf of the silky thorn tree proper between two demi-peaks with points embattled Brunatre issuant from the respective shield flanks
- (1967) Azure, on a fess between in chief a lion rampant Argent armed and langued Gules and in base two chevrons humetty and a horsehoe Argent 2 and 1, two cogwheels Gules.
Origin/meaning
I have no information on the origin or meaning of these arms. any information is welcome ! I only have small images, any large image is welcome !
The present arms were granted in 2003, the previous arms in 1967. Before 1967 the town used non official arms depicting symbols of mining and agriculture.
 The arms from 1967 |
 The arms until 1967 |
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Literature : Old image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s