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Motto: Certa dirigio ictu | Motto: Certa dirigio ictu | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Diana was the Roman Goddess of Hunt and of the Moon. The Later are alluded to in the badge. The Motto translates as "I aim with a sure blow". The | Diana was the Roman Goddess of Hunt and of the Moon. The Later are alluded to in the badge. The Motto translates as "I aim with a sure blow". The Badge was approved on 28 November 1931. | ||
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[[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality 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 1931]] | [[Category:Granted 1931]] | ||