Coat of arms of South Africa

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The Coat of arms of South Africa is the country’s primary national emblem, symbolizing its unity, heritage, and democratic values through a rich composition of indigenous symbols and motto.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national coat of arms
adoptedOn 2000-04-27 GENERATED
adoptionOccasion Freedom Day (South Africa)
surface form: Freedom Day
appearsOn Great Seal of South Africa GENERATED
South African currency GENERATED
South African passports GENERATED
government buildings in South Africa GENERATED
official documents of South Africa GENERATED
armiger Republic of South Africa GENERATED
authority President of South Africa GENERATED
category Coats of arms of countries GENERATED
National symbols of South Africa GENERATED
compartmentElement crossed spear
ears of wheat
knobkierie
country South Africa
crest rising secretary bird GENERATED
crestElement rays of the sun GENERATED
secretary bird GENERATED
sun GENERATED
designer Iaan Bekker GENERATED
designFirm Fahamu – The Knowledge House GENERATED
designStyle indigenous African symbolism GENERATED
introducedIn 2000s GENERATED
legalStatus protected national symbol of South Africa GENERATED
motto !ke e: ǀxarra ǁke GENERATED
mottoLanguage ǀXam GENERATED
mottoTheme unity in diversity GENERATED
mottoTranslation Diverse people unite GENERATED
officialIn post-apartheid South Africa GENERATED
precededBy Coat of arms of the Union of South Africa GENERATED
replaced Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000) GENERATED
replacedBy none GENERATED
shieldCharge Khoisan rock art figures GENERATED
knobkierie GENERATED
protea flower GENERATED
spear GENERATED
stylised human figures GENERATED
triangles symbolising mountains GENERATED
shieldSupporter elephant tusk (dexter)
elephant tusk (sinister)
symbolises African identity GENERATED
democratic values GENERATED
growth and development GENERATED
heritage of South Africa GENERATED
peace and reconciliation GENERATED
unity of the people of South Africa GENERATED
usedBy Government of South Africa GENERATED

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President of South Africa insignia Coat of arms of South Africa
!ke e: ǀxarra ǁke usedOn Coat of arms of South Africa
Coat of arms of the South African Republic replacedBy Coat of arms of South Africa
this entity surface form: Coat of arms of the Union of South Africa
Dominion of South Africa coatOfArms Coat of arms of South Africa
this entity surface form: Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000)
Protea flower appearsOn Coat of arms of South Africa
this entity surface form: South African coat of arms
South African High Commissioner to Mauritius symbol Coat of arms of South Africa