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The arms on a book cover from the 1940s. The coat of arms featured a shield quartered.In each quarter was a symbol of the four provinces of South Africa. An ox wagon representing Transvaal Province, a woman with an anchor representing Cape Province, two wildebeests representing Natal Province and an orange tree representing the Orange Free State Province. [1]
The first coat of arms was granted by King George V by royal warrant on 17 September 1910. [6] This was a few months after the formation of the Union of South Africa. It was a combination of symbols representing the four provinces (formerly colonies) that made up the Union.
The Union of South Africa, formed in 1910, initially used a red ensign defaced with a badge depicting the Union coat of arms. The first South African national flag, introduced in 1928, superseded it. The first South African national flag, introduced in 1928, superseded it.
Great Seal of the Union – authorised by King George V in 1910, and used until 1937 on state documents signed by the Governor-General. [1]Royal Great Seal of the Union – authorised by the Royal Executive Functions and Seals Act 1934, and used until 1961 on state documents signed by the monarch on the advice of the South African government.
The 1950s also saw an unprecedented number of English and Scottish grants of arms, [12] to municipalities, corporate bodies, the Anglican dioceses, [13] and a few individuals. With a republic in the offing, there may have been a feeling that it was "now or never". South Africa became a republic and left the Commonwealth in 1961.
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