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Flag of South Africa since 1994. National Flag of the Union – authorised by the Union Flags and Nationality Act 1927, and introduced in 1928. Renamed the "National Flag of the Republic" in 1961, [7] it was used until 1994.
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 The first South African national flag, introduced in 1928, superseded it. The first South African national flag, introduced in 1928, superseded it.
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.
The coat of arms of South Africa is the main heraldic insignia of South Africa. The present coat of arms was introduced on Freedom Day , 27 April 2000, and was designed by Iaan Bekker. [ 1 ] It replaced the earlier national arms , which had been in use since 1910. [ 2 ]
Republic of South Africa; Use: Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign: Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: 27 April 1994; 30 years ago (): Design: A horizontal bicolour of red and blue with a black isosceles triangle based on the hoist-side and a green pall, a central green band that splits into a horizontal Y, centred over the partition lines and was edged in both white against the red and the ...
These were retained after South Africa's return to the Commonwealth of Nations in 1994. The expanded honours system comprised: Decorations and orders. Woltemade Cross for Bravery (WD/WDS) (1988–2002) Order of the Southern Cross (OSG/OSS) (1986–2002) Order of the Star of South Africa (Non-Military) (SSA/SSAS) (1978–2002)
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]
Bloemfontein (1882) Cape Town (1899) South Africa (1910) South African heraldry dates back to the 1650s, inheriting European (especially Dutch and British) heraldic traditions. Arms are borne by individuals, official bodies, local authorities, military units, and by a wide variety of organisations.