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Ancinet Name for Orkney. From the Royal Arms of Norway, to whom the Islands once belonged. The | Ancinet Name for Orkney. From the Royal Arms of Norway, to whom the Islands once belonged. The badge was approved 1946. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admrialty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admrialty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford | ||
Revision as of 13:09, 15 October 2023
HMS ORCADIA, ROYAL NAVY
Official blazon
Barry wavy of nine white and blue; on a torteau a demi-lion erased and ducaly crowned gold armed and langued blue holding in both paws an axe proper.
Origin/meaning
Ancinet Name for Orkney. From the Royal Arms of Norway, to whom the Islands once belonged. The badge was approved 1946.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admrialty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford