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HMS Valhalla, Royal Navy

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HMS VALHALLA, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Valhalla, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; within a wreath fructed and ribboned gold a mullet silver.

Motto: Mors janua vitae.

Origin/meaning

In Norse Mythology the Eternal Hall of Heroes home to those slain gloriously in Battle. The Motto translates as "Death is the Gate of Life". The badge was approved in 1923.

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

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