HMNZS Taranaki. RNZN

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HMNZS TARANAKI. RNZN

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMNZS Taranaki. RNZN

Official blazon

Per fess wavy yellow and white; in chief in front of a representation of Mount Egmont (767 Metres) in form of a pile reversed blue capped indented white a lighthouse white rising from a base black the lantern yellow rays white in base two bars wavy blue.

Origin/meaning

A West Coast District of North Island, New Zealand Lighthouse is at Cape Egmont. The badge was approved in 1959.

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


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