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Motto: Virtute et labore.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
Symbol of the Olympic Games. The Badge was approved 7 July 1943.
From the Arms and Motto from Admiral Cohrane (1775-1860) who captained the Ship and cpatured the much heavier Spanish Gamo in 1801. The badge was approved in 1920.


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