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GRAAFF-REINET

Province : Eastern Cape
District Municipality : Sarah Baartman
Local Municipality : Dr Beyers Naudé

Official blazon

(af)

Wapen: In silwer, twee versmalde beurtelings gekanteelde rooi dwarsbalke, en op 'n swart kanton 'n regopstaande goue anker.
Helmteken: 'n Swart dubbelkopadelaar met uitgespreide vlerke, goud gebek en geklou met 'n regopstaande goue anker op die bors belaai.
Wrong en dekklede: Silwer en rooi.
Skildhouers: Twee breekoparende van natuurlike kleur.
Spesiale kompartement: 'n Rotsgrond van natuurlike kleur.
Wapenspreuk: DIEU NOUS CONDUISE

(en)

Arms: Argent, two bars embattled counter-embattled Gules; on a canton Sable an anchor erect Or.
Crest: A double-headed eagle displayed Sable, armed and charged on the breast with an anchor erect Or.
Wreath and mantling: Argent and Gules.
Supporters: Two martial eagles proper.
Special compartment: A rocky ground proper.
Motto: DIEU NOUS CONDUISE

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 17, 1980.

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The arms replaced former non-official arms, see below: