The motto on the former coat of arms of South Africa
Ex unitate vires (lit. "from unity, strength") is a Latin phrase formerly used as the national motto of South Africa. It was originally translated as "Union is Strength" but was later revised in 1961 to mean "Unity is Strength". Its Dutch version is "Eendracht maakt macht", itself a non-literal translation of "in concordia res parvae crescunt", originally the motto of the Dutch Republic. That translation, along with its French counterpart - "L'union fait la force" - is also the current motto of Belgium. It was adopted as the national motto of South Africa in 1910 but was replaced in 2000.
Exunitatevires (lit. "from unity, strength") is a Latin phrase formerly used as the national motto of South Africa. It was originally translated as "Union...
literally to "diverse people unite". The previous motto, in Latin, was ExUnitateVires, translated as "From unity, strength". Following the end of apartheid...
also formerly in the historical Traansvaal, Union of South Africa (as ExUnitateVires), and Malaya. There is a popular legend in Bulgaria about Kubrat, ruler...
Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans) 1910–1961 Flag (from 1928) Coat of arms Motto: ExUnitateVires (Latin) ("From Unity, Strength") Anthem: "God Save the King" (1910–52);...
the motto of the Union of South Africa from 1910 until 1961 was "ExUnitateVires" ("Out of Unity, Strength"). After 1961, as the Republic of South Africa...
and people of Rome, often abbreviated SPQR) Union of South Africa: ExUnitateVires (Latin: Union is Strength) Upper Volta: Unité, Travail, Justice (French:...
Montgomery: Welsh: Powys paradwys Cymru (Powys paradise of Wales) Pembroke: Exunitatevires (Out of unity is strength) Radnor: Welsh: Ewch yn Uwch (Higher and...
ships) and the (old) South African Coat of Arms, with the Latin motto "ExUnitateVires" – "From Unity, Strength" (also translated as "Unity Creates Strength")...
Name Title Country Motto Notes Carl XVI Gustaf (1973–) 822 3 March 1997 Nelson Mandela President of South Africa 1994–99 South Africa Exunitatevires...
wreath of Argent and Azure upon a mount the A Famosa proper" Motto: "ExUnitateVires" (Unity is Strength, in Latin) The current state motto – Bersatu Teguh...
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