HMS Glorious, Royal Navy

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HMS GLORIOUS, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Glorious, Royal Navy

Official blazon

Red; a rose gold seeded silver radiating rays silver.
Motto: Explicit nomen

Origin/meaning

In allusion to the Prize Glorieux captured at Saintes in 1782. The badge was approved on 9 May 1923.

Literature: Image from royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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