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Region: Khomas | <center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | ||
'''Country''' : Namibia [[File:Namibia.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Region''' : Khomas | |||
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'''Arms''': Argent, a Windhoek aloe (''Aloe rubrolutea'') with a raceme of three flowers on an island, proper<br/> | |||
'''Crest''': A mural crown Or<br/> | |||
'''Motto''': SUUM CUIQUE (To every man his own) | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, was founded in 1890 as Winterhoek and renamed in 1920. The arms show the typical Windhoek aloe (<i>Aloe rubrolutea</I>). | Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, was founded in 1890 as Winterhoek and renamed in 1920. The arms show the typical Windhoek aloe (<i>Aloe rubrolutea</I>). | ||
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File:Windhoek.zaf.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Windhoek|The arms on a 1930s [[South African Coats of Arms|tobacco card ]] | |||
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[[Literature]] : Merrington (II) | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Namibian municipalities]] | [[Category:Namibian municipalities]] | ||