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| | |White; upon a ducal coronet gold an eagle wings addorsed purple armd gold.</br> | ||
Motto: Non generant aquilae columbas | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
From the arms of Admiral Sir George Rodney (1718-1792), Commander-in-Chief at the Battle of Saintes 1782. THe Motto translates as "Eagles do not breed doves". The badge was approved 1923. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1923]] | |||