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| | |Chevronny of five blue and silver; a caduceus gold.</br> | ||
Motto: By land and sea we prosper. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Captain George Vancouver (1787-1798), the Naval Explorer. The Motto is from the City of Vancouver, BC. The badge was approved in 1920. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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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 1920]] | |||