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Official blazon

(af)

Wapen: In goud, vanuit die regterflank blou gekap, 'n gaande ratel van natuurlike kleur.
Helmteken: 'n Uitkomende aansiende halwe-luiperd van natuurlike kleur, wat met sy voorpote 'n regopgeplaaste blou Tswana-strydbyl vashou.
Wrong en Dekklede: Goud en blou.

(en)

Arms: Or, embrasse from dexter Azure, a ratel passant proper.
Crest: A demi-leopard gardant issuant proper, holding in its forepaws a Tswana battle-axe Azure
Wreath and mantling: Or and Azure

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 27, 1984.

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