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The coat of arms of Stellaland was the official heraldic symbol of the short-lived
Stellaland The Republic of Stellaland ( nl, Republiek Stellaland) was, from 1882 to 1883, a Boer republic located in an area of British Bechuanaland (now in South Africa's North West Province), west of the Transvaal. After unification with the neighbour ...
state in South Africa from 1883 to 1885. It was later revived as the municipal arms of Stellaland's capital,
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History

The coat of arms appears to have been designed and adopted shortly after Stellaland was proclaimed a republic in August 1883. It was depicted on the postage stamps from February 1884.Jurgens, A.A. (1946). ''The Bechuanalands''. It was also displayed on a green banner, known as the 'standard', which was flown outside the government offices in Vryburg.Bornman, H. (1982) ''Vryburg 1882-1982''. The Executive Council gave the standard to
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in 1885Stellaland Bestuur Minutes 31 August 1885 (Western Cape Archives & Records Service : BCC 4).Van Zyl, J.A. (1995). ''A History of the Flags of South Africa Before 1900. It was returned by her descendant
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in 1934, and hung in the Vryburg town hall.Vryburg Municipality Minutes 14 May 1934, 15 May 1934, 10 June 1935 (Western Cape Archives & Records Service : 3/VBG 1/1/1/10).Black, C.; 'The Flag of Stellaland' in ''Diamond Fields Advertiser'' (20 June 1938). The Vryburg municipality adopted the arms in 1931, and were added to the mayor's
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in 1956. The arms were formally granted to the municipality by the administrator of the
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in 1966,Cape of Good Hope ''Official Gazette'' No 3363 (2 September 1966) and registered at the
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in 1970. The arms are now used by the Naledi Municipality,
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, into which Vryburg has been incorporated.


Blazon

The blazon of the arms is :
* Quarterly, I, Argent, a
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volant, a dexter hand issuant from a sleeve grasping the sinister foot, all proper; II, Vert, a mullet Argent; III, Azure, a pair of scales Or; IV, Gules, two fishes naiant and counter-naiant in pale Argent pierced by a sword point downward proper. * Crest : A mullet Or. ote : the English version of the registered blazon incorrectly gives the star as Argent* Motto : ('Armed and justified').Bureau of Heraldry database
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The korhaan represents the chief Massouw, the star the comet after which Stellaland was named, the scales justice, and the impaled fish the defeated chief Mankaroane. Some postage stamps show the arms supported by two lions. There is also a painting showing the arms flanked by flags. The Stellaland postage stamps are monochrome, with the tinctures of the arms indicated by cross-hatching. According to the cross-hatching, quarter 1 should be gold, quarter 2 blue, and quarters 3 and 4 red, as shown in the illustration (right). As these are not the colours of the arms as depicted on the government flag, the postage stamps are evidently incorrect in this respect.


See also

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Coat of arms of the Cape Colony The coat of arms of the Cape Colony was the official heraldic symbol of the Cape Colony as a British colony from 1875 to 1910, and as a province of South Africa from 1910 to 1994. History The adoption of the arms was a belated response to a Britis ...
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Coat of arms of Natal The coat of arms of Natal was the official heraldic symbol of Natal as a British colony from 1907 to 1910, and as a province of South Africa from 1910 to 1994. It is now obsolete. History As a British colony, Natal's first official symbol was a P ...
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Coat of arms of the Orange Free State The coat of arms of the Orange Free State was the official heraldic symbol of the Orange Free State as a republic from 1857 to 1902, and later, from 1937 to 1994, as a province of South Africa. It is now obsolete. History The Orange Free State w ...
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Coat of arms of the Orange River Colony The coat of arms of the Orange River Colony was the official heraldic symbol of the Orange River Colony as a British colony from 1904 to 1910, and then of the Orange Free State province of South Africa from 1910 to 1925. It is now obsolete. Histo ...
* Coat of arms of South Africa *
Coat of arms of the Transvaal A coat typically is an outer garment for the upper body as worn by either gender for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, toggles, a ...
* Coat of arms of Western Cape Province *
Flag of Stellaland The flag of Stellaland was the official flag of the short-lived southern African Republic of Stellaland, which existed from 1883 to 1885. History Stellaland arose from a war in Bechuanaland in 1881–82. It was established by a group of mercena ...


References


External links


South African Heraldry Website
Stellaland The Republic of Stellaland ( nl, Republiek Stellaland) was, from 1882 to 1883, a Boer republic located in an area of British Bechuanaland (now in South Africa's North West Province), west of the Transvaal. After unification with the neighbour ...
South African heraldry
Stellaland The Republic of Stellaland ( nl, Republiek Stellaland) was, from 1882 to 1883, a Boer republic located in an area of British Bechuanaland (now in South Africa's North West Province), west of the Transvaal. After unification with the neighbour ...
Stellaland The Republic of Stellaland ( nl, Republiek Stellaland) was, from 1882 to 1883, a Boer republic located in an area of British Bechuanaland (now in South Africa's North West Province), west of the Transvaal. After unification with the neighbour ...
Stellaland The Republic of Stellaland ( nl, Republiek Stellaland) was, from 1882 to 1883, a Boer republic located in an area of British Bechuanaland (now in South Africa's North West Province), west of the Transvaal. After unification with the neighbour ...
Stellaland The Republic of Stellaland ( nl, Republiek Stellaland) was, from 1882 to 1883, a Boer republic located in an area of British Bechuanaland (now in South Africa's North West Province), west of the Transvaal. After unification with the neighbour ...
Stellaland The Republic of Stellaland ( nl, Republiek Stellaland) was, from 1882 to 1883, a Boer republic located in an area of British Bechuanaland (now in South Africa's North West Province), west of the Transvaal. After unification with the neighbour ...
Stellaland The Republic of Stellaland ( nl, Republiek Stellaland) was, from 1882 to 1883, a Boer republic located in an area of British Bechuanaland (now in South Africa's North West Province), west of the Transvaal. After unification with the neighbour ...