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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Roman Name for the Isle of Wright, separated from Hampshire by the Solent and Spithead. The Motto translates as "The bars of vectis". The | Roman Name for the Isle of Wright, separated from Hampshire by the Solent and Spithead. The Motto translates as "The bars of vectis". The badge was approved in 1919. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||