HMS Shropshire, Royal Navy

HMS SHROPSHIRE, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Blue; a leopard's head affronty mouth agape gold. Motto: Floreant ambo

Origin/meaning

From the County Arms. The Motto Translates as "May they both flourish". The Badge was approved in 1926.

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

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