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Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

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[flag of Mpumalanga] by Mark Sensen
 

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Mpumalanga - introduction

In northeast South Africa, reorganized from southeastern Transvaal. Its northwestern border with Northern Province is largely defined by the borders of the former bantustans of Bophutatswana, KwaNdebele, Lebowa and Gazankulu. Borders KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Gauteng, Northern Province, Mozambique and Swaziland.
Includes the former homelands of KwaNdebele and KaNgwane and part of Bophutatswana and Lebowa.
Antonio Martins, 30 May 1999

Eastern Transvaal was last month renamed Mpumalanga (Where the sun rises).
Bruce Berry,  15 Sep 1995


Mpumalanga - flagdescription

The first of the new South African provinces to adopt a provincial flag is Mpumalanga (formerly Eastern Transvaal). According to the Government Gazette of 23 February 1996, the new provincial flag is descibed as follows:

A rectangular flag in the proportion of 2:3, divided horizontally from the hoist, 3/10 of the distance from the lower edge to where it intersects a diagonal line drawn from the lower hoist corner to the upper flag corner, it follows that line upto 3/10 the distance from the upper edge, from where it inclines horizontally to the fly, yellow above green; adjoining the central partition line, a blue upper and white lower stripe respectively, each 1/10 the width of the flag and in the upper hoist a red Barberton daisy, in diameter one half the width of the flag, its petals equidistant from the upper edge, hoist and blue stripe respectively, with a yellow heart, in diametre 1/10 the width of the flag.

In short, a red Barberton daisy in the canton on a yellow background, under which are two small blue and white stripes starting below the the daisy and then bending (inclining) diagonally upwards before straightening horizontally to the fly edge of the flag. The lower half of the fly side of the flag is green. The diagonal is meant to represent the escarpment which is the main topographical feature of the province. The Barberton daisy is indigenous to the area.
An illustration of the flag and new Arms of the province is shown in the SAVA NEWSLETTER (April 1996).
Bruce Berry, 3 Jun 1996


Coat of Arms of Mpumalanga

[Coat of Arms of Mpumalanga] image from this site, reported by JJ Andersson, 5 May 2002

ARMS: Per bend sinister, inclined in the flanks per fess, Or and Vert, surmounting the partition a bend sinister per bend sinister, all similarly inclined, Azure and Argent, in dexter chief a Barberton daisy Gules, seeded Or; the shield ensigned of a coronet comprising a circlet Or jewelled of lozenges Sable and heightened of four rays alternating with as many Barberton daisies, Or.
SUPPORTERS: Two kudu proper.
MOTTO: OMNIA LABOR VINCIT
Registered with the Bureau of Heraldry on 25 March 1996.
JJ Andersson, 5 May 2002


Local Flagdescriptions

Ermelo transitional local council: granted 26 Jun 1998
Description: A regtangular flag, proportion 2:3, divided horizontally into two equal bands of yellow and green; over the partition line nine lozenges conjoined per fess black and white, and charged on the yellow band, one third of the distance from the hoist, with a black phoenix rising from red flames.

Ermelo Town Council (previous flag): granted 3 Sep 1969 Description: Three horizontal stripes, green, white and red, the white charged with the shield of the Ermelo municipal arms (to wit: Per pale, dexter Or, a mining headgear Sable; sinister Vert, a
sheep-shear and spade in saltire, handles upwards, Argent; on a chief Gules a phoenix on a nest enflamed, Or. Motto: STABILITER PROGREDIENS).

Piet Retief municipality: granted 6 Jan 1972.
Description: Palewise, red, white and green, the white charged with the shield from the municipal arms.

Evander municipality: granted 20 Jun 1980
Description: A rectangular flag, proportion three by two tierced horizontally, red, checky yellow and green, and red, on each red stripe, a yellow star, from the  hoist a triangle of yellow, extending one third of the length of  the  flag,  charged  with  a red pick and shovel in saltire, handles downwards.

Machadodorp municipality: granted 12 Oct 1984
Description: A rectangular flag, proportions three by two, consisting of three horizontal bands of equal  width, blue, white and blue, on the white four pallets couped surmounted by two barrulets, all black; in the  hoist, on a green trapezium fimbriated white, an ox-wagon also white.

Belfast Town Council: granted 27 Feb 1995
Description: A regtangular flag per Scandinavian cross, with proportion 2:3, consisting of a hoist third in green and yellow, charged with two yellow ram's heads caboshed in pale and a red tower respectively, the fly in yellow and red, charged with a tower and two fir trees in fess, counterchanged, respectively.
Source: Data of the Bureau of Heraldry on registered heraldic representations.
Mark Sensen, 19 May 2002






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