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| | |blue; the head of Caesar in triumph gold.</br> | ||
Motto: Veni vidi vici | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 BC. The Motto is the phrase used by Caesar in a letter to the Roman Senate around 47 BC after he had achieved a quick victory in his short war against Pharnaces II of Pontus at the Battle of Zela. The badge was approved on 10 November 1944. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
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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 1944]] | |||