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| Green; a Peacock statant gold. </br> | |Green; a Peacock statant gold. </br> | ||
Motto: Occuli omnium. | Motto: Occuli omnium. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
In Greek Mythology Argus Panoptes of Argos was a Creature of 100 Eyes slain by Mercury. Its Eyes was then placed in a Peacock's Feather by Juno for Decoration. The Latin Motto transaltes as "The Eyes of All". The | In Greek Mythology Argus Panoptes of Argos was a Creature of 100 Eyes slain by Mercury. Its Eyes was then placed in a Peacock's Feather by Juno for Decoration. The Latin Motto transaltes as "The Eyes of All". The Badge was approved on 2 December 1919. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges | [[Literature]]:Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1919]] | [[Category:Granted 1919]] | ||