HMS Ashanti, Royal Navy

HMS ASHANTI, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Ashanti, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Barry wavy of six blue and white; a porcupine gold.

Motto: Kum apin apin beba

Origin/meaning

The Motto in Ashanti translates as "Kill a thousand, a thousand will come". The Badge was approved on 1 April 1938.


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

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