Coat of arms of the Western Cape


The coat of arms of the Western Cape is the official heraldic symbol of the Western Cape province of the Republic of South Africa. It has been in use since 1998.

History

The Western Cape is one of the three provinces into which the former Cape Province was divided in 1994. It consists of the western and southern districts of the former province.

Blazon

The arms were designed by the State Herald, Frederick Brownell, adopted by the provincial legislature, and registered at the Bureau of Heraldry in 1998. The official blazon is:

Blue and white are the colours of the Western Cape; the anchor alludes to the old name of 'Cape of Good Hope', the grapes refer to agriculture, and the clay pot to the Khoi, who have lived in the region for thousands of years.