HMS Brilliant, Royal Navy

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HMS BRILLIANT, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Brilliant, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Black; a twelve-pointed star gold.

Motto: Ea nostra vocamus

Origin/meaning

The Design shows a 100 Carat Diamant known as a Brilliant. The Name comes from a French Prize Brilliante of 1696. The Latin Motto translates as "We claim the deeds of our ancestors". The badge was approved on 4 July 1929.


Literature: Image from picclick.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.