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ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA

Official blazon

(af)

Wapen: Verhoogd deursnede van blou en swart met 'n uitgetande versmalde dwarsbalk van silwer oor die snylyn, in die skildhoof vergesel van 'n helmkroon, en in die skildvoet van 'n astronomiese kwadrant, alles van goud.
Helmteken: 'n Opstygende visarend, vlerke omhoog en afgewend van natuurlike kleur.
Wrong en dekklede: Silwer en blou.
Skildhouers: Twee leeus van goud.
Wapenspreuk: IN EXPERIENDO PROGRESSUS

(en)

Arms: Per fess enhanced Azure and Sable, a bar indented enhanced Argent, between in chief a crest coronet and in base an astronomer's quadrant, Or.
Crest: A fish eagle rizant, wings elevated and addorsed, proper.
Wreath and mantling: Argent and Azure.
Supporters: Two lions Or.
Motto: IN EXPERIENDO PROGRESSUS

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 8, 1978.

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