HMS Penzance, Royal Navy

HMS PENZANCE, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

1929 Version; Black; the head of St John the Baptist on a charger silver. Motto:Diligentier pensa 1996 Version: Black on a plate a sword point downward red.

Origin/meaning

The 1929 is from an ancient Seal of the Corporation. The 1996 Version is from the 1934 Arms of the Town.

Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Infromation from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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