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The Hand shown is from a Plaster Cast, probebly that of (later) Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Jackson, who made and first unsed initial wireless transmitter (1910-1912) before Marconi.. The Latin motto translates as "With knowledge and confidence full, to defy". The | The Hand shown is from a Plaster Cast, probebly that of (later) Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Jackson, who made and first unsed initial wireless transmitter (1910-1912) before Marconi.. The Latin motto translates as "With knowledge and confidence full, to defy". The badge was approved in 1953. | ||