Swellendam

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of South Africa

SWELLENDAM

Province: Western Cape (until 1994 [Cape Province]])
District Municipaliyt: Overberg
Local Municipality :Swellendam

Origin/meaning

The arms are taken off the seal assigned to the original Swellendam local authority in 1804. The anchor represents the (Cape of) Good Hope, and the shield is that of governor Hendrik Swellengrebel, who founded the town - the fleur de lis should be blue with a red band. On the original seal, the anchor and shield were placed on a golden background representing prosperity (same basic design as the Cape Town municipal arms).

Literature : Image scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s