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Registered: The
International Register
of Arms, 19th February
2020. Registration No.
0538. (Vol.3)
Arms:
Argent, an eagle Sable,
armed, membered, langued
and beaked Gules; on a
point enarched Vert, a
covered ox wagon of the
field.
Crest:
Sable, a protea flower
Gules seeded Argent
slipped Vert, between
two eagle wings; the
dexter one Argent, the
sinister one Sable.
Motto:
Met
Vaardigheid En Logika.
Assumed:
South Africa, February
2020.
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The
eagle relates to the
armiger’s ancestry and
the van Niekerk family
ties. The ox wagon
symbolises the province
of Transvaal, the
birthplace of the
armiger, as well as
representing the
Afrikaner nation. The
green hill is a visual
reference to
Koppie-Alleen
(Lone-Hill), the
armiger’s family farm in
Kwa-Zulu Natal, South
Africa. It also
represents the green
hilly province of Natal
where the armiger spent
his youth.
The crest consists of a
pair of black and white
wings, which depicts the
armiger’s love for
travel and exploring
cultures. The protea
flower represents the
armiger’s country of
origin, South Africa.
Red, white and green are
the colours used, and
symbolises a link to
Hungary, the birthplace
of the armiger’s
grandfather, Lajos
Fabian.
The motto written in
Afrikaans translates to
“with skill and logic”
and signifies the
family’s strong
technical and creative
abilities.
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