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|'''English''' | |'''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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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1938]] | |||