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===Official blazon===
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|'''English'''
|Blue; upon water in base barry wavy white and blue a swan rousant proper gorged with a collar chained gold the chain grasped by a hand issuant in chief also proper.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
In Greek Mythology Leda was the Mother of Castor and Pollux, whom Zeus visited disguised as a Swan. The badge was approved on 13 May 1938.
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopedia by T.P. Stopford.
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