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'''Country''':United Kingdom[[File:United Kingdom.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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Motto:Vectis vectes | Motto:Vectis vectes | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Roman Name for the Isle of Wright, separated from Hampshire by the Solent and Spithead. The Motto translates as "The bars of vectis". The | Roman Name for the Isle of Wright, separated from Hampshire by the Solent and Spithead. The Motto translates as "The bars of vectis". The Badge was approved in 1919. | ||
[[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 1919]] | [[Category:Granted 1919]] | ||