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Motto: Post tenebras lux.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
In Greek Mythology, the River of Sorrows in Hades which all souls have to pass. The Latin Motto translates as "After darkness light". The badge was approved on 3 September 1928.
In Greek Mythology, the River of Sorrows in Hades which all souls have to pass. The Latin Motto translates as "After darkness light". The Badge was approved on 3 September 1928.
 
 
[[Literature]]:Image from picclick.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
 
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[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
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Latest revision as of 12:01, 25 September 2024

Coat of arms (crest) of HMS Acheron, Royal Navy
HMS ACHERON, ROYAL NAVY

Country:United Kingdom
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Official blazon
English Black; barry wavy of four silver.

Motto: Post tenebras lux.


Origin/meaning

In Greek Mythology, the River of Sorrows in Hades which all souls have to pass. The Latin Motto translates as "After darkness light". The Badge was approved on 3 September 1928.


Literature:Image from picclick.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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