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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 Badge was approved in 1928.
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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