Department of National Education (South Africa)
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DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL EDUCATION (SOUTH AFRICA)
Official blazon
- (af)
Wapen: edeel van goud en swart, 'n regopgeplaaste (dubbelgebaarde) sleutel, baard na bo, van die een in die ander.
Helmteken: 'n Gaande aansiende leeu van goud wat met sy regtervoorpoot op die oor van die sleutel uit die skild rus.
Wrong en Dekklede: Goud en swart.
Wapenspreuk: LUX IN TENEBRIS
- (en)
Arms: Per pale Or and Sable, a (double warded) key erect, wards upwards, counterchanged.
Crest: A lion passant guardant Or, resting his dexter fore-paw on the bow of the key from the shield.
Wreath and mantling: Or and Sable.
Motto: LUX IN TENEBRIS
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on October 24, 1975.
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