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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.
Orders, decorations, and medals of South Africa (25 C, 8 P) Pages in category "National symbols of South Africa" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Three official renditions of the arms were used. The original rendition (1910) was the only version used until 1930, and it continued to be used as the rank badge of warrant officers in the South African Defence Force and South African National Defence Force until 2002. The second version, painted in 1930 and known as the "ordinary coat of arms ...
The basis was the Prince's Flag (royal tricolour) of the Netherlands, with the addition of a Union Jack to represent the Cape and Natal, the former Orange Free state flag, and the former South African Republic flag.
National Anthem of South Africa: Image title: 10/10/1997: Author: Government Gazette 18341: Software used: Acrobat Capture 3.0: Conversion program: Adobe PDF Library 4.0: Encrypted: no: Page size: 595.2 x 841.679 pts; 598.559 x 843.839 pts; 601.679 x 845.759 pts; Version of PDF format: 1.4
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]
Coat of arms of South Africa; Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000) Coat of arms of Stellaland; Coat of arms of the Cape Colony; Coat of arms of the Orange Free State; Coat of arms of the Orange River Colony; Coat of arms of the Transvaal; Coat of arms of the Western Cape
South African heraldry has a number of distinctive features: [6] [9] the use of indigenous animals, birds, fish, trees, and flowers as charges; the use of African traditional weapons, huts, and headdress as charges; the use of elements previously described in African praise poetry as charges and/or supporters