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BOGGOMSBAAI

Province: Western Cape
District Municipality: Eden
Municipality: Mossel Bay

Official blazon

(af)

Wapen: Slangsnitgewys gedeel, in die skildhoof na links en in die skildvoet na regs, blou en goud, regs twee swemmende silwer walvisse paalsgewys geplaas.
Helmteken: Op 'n rysende rooi grond, uitkomend uit 'n blou muurkroon, silwer gemessel, 'n goue afgerukte bobbejaankop.
Wrong en Dekklede: Goud en blou.
Wapenspreuk: EXCOLE ET CONSERVA

(en)

Arms: Per pale serpentine, to sinister in chief and to dexter in base, Azure and Or, dexter two whales naiant in pale Argent.
Crest: On a mount Gules, issuant from a mural crown Azure, masoned Argent, a baboon's head erased Or.
Wreath and Mantling: Or and Azure.
Motto: EXCOLE ET CONSERVA

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 29, 1990.

The Baboon's head in the crest alludes to the name which is taken from the most common call of the Baboon. Troops of which are to be found in the area. The per pale serpentine alludes to the Bay from which the last part of the name comes. The Whales symbolises the annual visit of these animals to the Bay.

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