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|White a bull's head couped at the neck black armed gold.</br>
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Motto: Hostibus minax
Motto: Hostibus minax
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
In Greek Mythology a Beast slain by Theseus. The Motto translates as "Threatening to Foes". The badge was approved in 1934, but was not used as the Ship was renamed Newcastle in 1936.  
In Greek Mythology a Beast slain by Theseus. The Motto translates as "Threatening to Foes". The Badge was approved in 1934, but was not used as the Ship was renamed Newcastle in 1936.  


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


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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 1934]]
[[Category:Granted 1934]]
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