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HMCS SCOTIAN, ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
Official blazon
Badge: Argent on a saltire couped Azure a plate fimbriated Or charged with four bars wavy Azure surmounted by a maple leaf Gules.
Motto: FEIN EARBSA THOIMH SEIRBHETS.
Origin/meaning
The blue cross of St. Andrew, found in the Arms and Flag of Nova Scotia, evokes the name Scotian. The red maple leaf, charged on a roundel representing water, symbolizes that this is a Canadian ship. The Scottish Motto translates as “Self-reliance through service”.
The Canadian Heraldic Authoriy confirmed the Blazon of the Badge on December 15, 2008.
Literature: Image from https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/canadian-forces-badges/
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 Civic heraldry of Canada Armorial Canadienne |
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