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'''Country''':United Kingdom[[File:United Kingdom.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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|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. | |||
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Ancient 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 Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia 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 1946]] | [[Category:Granted 1946]] | ||
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| English | 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
Ancient 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 Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
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