Coat of arms
The heraldic description of the UCT badge was first described (1859) and subsequently registered (1919) with the College of Arms.
The heraldic description of the UCT badge was first described (1859) and subsequently registered (1919) with the College of Arms as:
The subsequent, more recent registration with the (SA) State Herald has it as follows:
Party per fess wavy, Sable and Azure
An anchor ensigned by a mural crown Or
and surmounted by an open book Argent
thereon inscribed the words Spes Bona Sable
in chief a burning lamp Argent.