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|Black; a dragon's head green and red engrailed by a sword silver pommel and hilt gold.</br> | |1928 Badge:Black; a dragon's head green and red engrailed by a sword silver pommel and hilt gold.</br> | ||
Motto:Fortiter | Motto:Fortiter</br> | ||
1954: Barry wavy of eight white and blue; a dragon's head green and gold armed gold langued red engouled by a sword.</br> | |||
Motto:Fortiter. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Perseus killed a Dragon to save Andromeda. The Motto translates as "Bravely". The | Perseus killed a Dragon to save Andromeda. The Motto translates as "Bravely". The badge was approved in 1928 later replaced by the one shown in 1954. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest | [[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1928]] | [[Category:Granted 1928]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:47, 9 November 2023
HMS PERSEUS, ROYAL NAVY
| English | 1928 Badge:Black; a dragon's head green and red engrailed by a sword silver pommel and hilt gold. Motto:Fortiter |
Origin/meaning
Perseus killed a Dragon to save Andromeda. The Motto translates as "Bravely". The badge was approved in 1928 later replaced by the one shown in 1954.
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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