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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Kukri is the most famous Gurkha Symbol. The Badge was approved in 1937. The Motto translates as "The gurkhas are coming".
The Kukri is the most famous Gurkha Symbol. The badge was approved in 1937. The Motto translates as "The gurkhas are coming".


[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.


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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
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Revision as of 13:08, 15 October 2023

HMS GURKHA, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Gurkha, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; two crossed kukris proper.

Motto: Ayo gurkhali

Origin/meaning

The Kukri is the most famous Gurkha Symbol. The badge was approved in 1937. The Motto translates as "The gurkhas are coming".

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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