Drakensberg Regional Services Council

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DRAKENSBERG REGIONAL SERVICES COUNCIL

Province: Eastern Cape
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Arms (crest) of Drakensberg Regional Services Council

Official blazon

  • (af)

Wapen: Verhoogd hoekig deursnede, silwer en blou, in die skildvoet 'n goue gaande draak met opgehewe vleuels; 'n swart verhoogde hoekige skildhoof, die pieke gekanteel; die skild oortop met 'n muurkroon met drie uitkomende torings, alles goud.
Skildhouers: Twee mahems van natuurlike kleur.
Wapenspreuk: UNITAS

  • (en)

Arms: Per fess dancetty enhanced, Argent and Azure, in base a dragon passant, wings elevated, Or; a chief dancetty enhanced, the peaks embattled, Sable; the shield ensigned of a mural crown with three towers issuant, Or.
Supporters: Two crowned cranes proper.
Motto: UNITAS

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 20, 1991.

The Drakensberg (Dragon Mountains) is a range stretching for more than 1000 km along South Africa's eastern escarpment. The design of these arms is a graphic interpretation of the name, while the supporters are two majestic Crowned Cranes.


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