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

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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 the Union of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
Dominion of South Africa → coatOfArms → Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000) ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
Umongameli weRiphabliki yaseNingizimu Afrika → symbol → Coat of arms of South Africa ⓘ
Coat of arms of South Africa → replaced → Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000) ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
Coat of arms of South Africa → precededBy → Coat of arms of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
Protea flower → appearsOn → South African coat of arms ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
South African High Commissioner to Mauritius → symbol → Coat of arms of South Africa ⓘ
Van Riebeeck Medal → reverseDesign → South African coat of arms ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
Southern Cross Medal (1952) → reverseDesign → South African coat of arms ⓘ
subject linked to: Southern Cross Medal
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
Pro Patria Medal → obverseDesign → South African coat of arms ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
General Service Medal (South Africa) → obverseDesign → South African Coat of Arms ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
Good Service Medal, Gold → obverseDesign → South African Coat of Arms ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
Good Service Medal, Bronze → obverseDesign → South African Coat of Arms ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa
South African embassy in Buenos Aires → symbolUsed → coat of arms of South Africa ⓘ
linked to: Coat of arms of South Africa