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![[Gweru city flag]](../images/z/zw-gweru.gif)
by Martin Grieve, 22 Aug 2002
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Gwelo was renamed Gweru in 1982 on the second anniversary of Zimbabwe’s
independence and later adopted new municipal Arms. The new arms appear
as Trade Marks Reference Number 470 dated 21 April 1986 and are described
as:
ARMS: Gules, on a fess wavy azure fimbriated argent between in chief
a Bull’s head caboshed Or between two maize cobs argent jessant-de-Lys
gold and in base an electric locomotive of the last roofed argent and an
open book proper garnished gold and leathered of the second a cog wheel
also in gold.
CREST: On a wreath of the colours demi-Griffin the head, wings and
forequarters azure and the body or, asumed and langued gules and holding
in the Dexter claw a sword argent, pommelled and hilted gold.
MOTTO: “Progress”
The electric train was added to signify the historic launching of the
first electric railway track in Zimbabwe between Gweru and
Harare in October 1983 while the book represents the various educational
institutions in the city. The original helmet and mantling have been removed and
the motto changed to “Progress”.
The Gweru municipal flag retains the basic design of its Gwelo predecessor
(see below) having the new municipal Arms in the centre of a flag of three
vertical stripes of red, white and red.
Source: Municipal Flags in Zimbabwe, lecture by Bruce Berry presented
at XVII ICV, Cape Town 1997.
Bruce Berry, 22 Aug 2002