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[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center| | |[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''':United Kingdom[[File:United Kingdom.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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|Blue; a besant charged with a fret black. | |Blue; a besant charged with a fret black. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Admiral Sir George Vernon (1684-1757) introduced grog (Rum mixed with Water 2+1) into the Royal Navy to | Admiral Sir George Vernon (1684-1757) introduced grog (Rum mixed with Water 2+1) into the Royal Navy to reduce drunkeness. The Badge was approved in 1944. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges | |||
[[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. 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 1944]] | [[Category:Granted 1944]] | ||