Editing Coat of arms of South Africa (section)

==1910 arms==

The [[Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000)|first coat of arms]] was granted by [[King George V]] by royal warrant on 17 September 1910.<ref name=rw>''Government Gazette'' no 58 (15 November 1910)</ref> This was a few months after the formation of the [[Union of South Africa]].

It was a combination of symbols representing the four provinces (formerly colonies) that made up the Union. 
*The first quarter is the figure of Hope, representing the [[British Cape Colony|Colony of the Cape of Good Hope]].
*The two [[wildebeest]]s of the second quarter represent the [[Colony of Natal]].
*The orange tree in the third quarter was used as the symbol of the [[Orange Free State Republic]].
*The wagon in the fourth quarter represented the [[South African Republic|Transvaal]].
*The supporters are taken from the arms of the Orange River Colony and the Cape Colony.
*The [[Lion (heraldry)|lion]] holds four rods, bound together, symbolising the unification of the four former colonies.

The motto, ''{{lang|la|[[Ex Unitate Vires]]}}'' was officially translated as "Union is Strength" until 1961, and thereafter as "Unity is Strength".

===Evolution===
{{Main article|Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000)}}
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", and the third version, painted in 1932 and known as the "embellished coat of arms", were both used until 2000. The former was also used on the insignia of the [[South African Police]] until the 1990s.

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