Republic of South Africa, 2000

Republic of South Africa, 2000

The coat of arms of the Republic of South Africa was introduced on 27 April 2000: Freedom Day, the 16th anniversary of democracy. Designed by Mr Iaan Bekker, it replaced the national arms of 1910. It is a unique design, with a series of elements organised in distinct symmetric egg-like or oval shapes placed on top of one another. A golden shield has two San human figures, in ochre, clasping hands. Above it are a crossed spear and knobkerrie (club) and a gold Secretary bird, a symbol of divine majesty, with a stylised Protea flower on its breast. Above its head is an arc of seven rays, in gold and orange. Two pairs of elephant tusks and brown ears of wheat curve around the shield. On a green ribbon is the motto, “!KE E: /XARRA //KE” - ‘Diverse People Unite’ (similar to ‘Unity in Diversity’) in the Khoisan /Xam language, an extinct language formerly spoken by the /Xam-ka ǃʼē, a San (Bushmen) group - its last speakers died in the 1910s.

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