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Incorporated into : [[Ekurhuleni]] | Incorporated into : [[Ekurhuleni]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:benoni1.jpg|center]] | ||
====Official blazon==== | |||
Or, a turreted castle of three storeys Sable, on a chief | |||
Sable three escallops Argent, all within a bordure | |||
Gules charged with four bezants and four heraldic | |||
fountains alternately. | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The arms were granted in 1937 and registered in South Africa in 1966. | |||
The castle and escallops apparently come from the arms of the Duke of Bedford. | |||
The previous, non official arms are shown below: | |||
[[File:benoni.jpg|center]] | |||
Benoni is a mining and industrial town on the East Rand. The above "arms" appear to allude to mining, industry, agriculture, and sport. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
Old iImage scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s | |||
[[Category:South African Municipalities]] | [[Category:South African Municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Gauteng]] | [[Category:Gauteng]] | ||
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BENONI
Province: Gauteng (until 1994 Transvaal Province)
Incorporated into : Ekurhuleni
Official blazon
Or, a turreted castle of three storeys Sable, on a chief Sable three escallops Argent, all within a bordure Gules charged with four bezants and four heraldic fountains alternately.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1937 and registered in South Africa in 1966.
The castle and escallops apparently come from the arms of the Duke of Bedford.
The previous, non official arms are shown below:
Benoni is a mining and industrial town on the East Rand. The above "arms" appear to allude to mining, industry, agriculture, and sport.
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Old iImage scanned from a cigarette card from the 1930s