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'''Motto''': Concilio et Prudentia. | '''Motto''': Concilio et Prudentia. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were devised in 1959 and show in the first quarter a white horse's head in memory of Knysna's founder, George Rex. It is popularly believed that he was a son of George III, King of Great Britain and of Hannover, although evidence has come to light that this was not so. The arms of the Kingdom of Hannover are | The arms were devised in 1959 and show in the first quarter a white horse's head in memory of Knysna's founder, George Rex. It is popularly believed that he was a son of George III, King of Great Britain and of Hannover, although evidence has come to light that this was not so. The arms of the Kingdom of Hannover are | ||
a white horse on a red field. The second quarter shows a fern leaf and the third a yellow-wood tree, both are indigenous plant species. The elephant in the fourth quarter symbolises that at the time elephants were still found in the area.<br/> | a white horse on a red field. The second quarter shows a fern leaf and the third a yellow-wood tree, both are indigenous plant species. The elephant in the fourth quarter symbolises that at the time elephants were still found in the area.<br/> | ||