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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.png|center| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.png|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Badge) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}col1.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}col1.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Queen's Colours) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}col2.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}col2.jpg|center|350 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Regimental Colour) | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Badge: A maple leaf Or charged with a thistle head proper bearing a bezant surcharged with mayflowers leaved proper and encircled by an annulus Gules edged and inscribed THE CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDERS in letters Or ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and resting on the | Badge: A maple leaf Or charged with a thistle head proper bearing a bezant surcharged with mayflowers leaved proper and encircled by an annulus Gules edged and inscribed THE CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDERS in letters Or ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and resting on the arms of Nova Scotia (1868) above a scroll Gules edged and inscribed with the Motto in letters Or.<br> | ||
Motto: SIOL NA FEAR FEARAIL. | Motto: SIOL NA FEAR FEARAIL. | ||
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The design includes elements taken from the badges of the predecessor units of The Cape Breton Highlanders. The mayflower is the provincial flower of Nova Scotia, where the regiment is located. The arms of the province are those in use at the time of the badge’s creation. The thistle is the emblematic flower of Scotland, while the maple leaf represents Canada. The Royal Crown indicates service to the Sovereign. The Motto translates as “Breed of manly men”. | The design includes elements taken from the badges of the predecessor units of The Cape Breton Highlanders. The mayflower is the provincial flower of Nova Scotia, where the regiment is located. The arms of the province are those in use at the time of the badge’s creation. The thistle is the emblematic flower of Scotland, while the maple leaf represents Canada. The Royal Crown indicates service to the Sovereign. The Motto translates as “Breed of manly men”. | ||
The | The badge was approved by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on June 10, 2014. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/canadian-forces-badges/ | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of Canada]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of Canada]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2014]] | [[Category:Granted 2014]] |
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