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| Blue; within a wreath of laurel gold a plate thereon a saltire couped raguly red deruised by a lion statnat guardant the tail extended gold. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Gross Raguly allude to the Spanish Armada 1588. The Lion is from the Crest of Lord Howard's Arms, He played a great role in defeating the Armada. The badge was approved on 31 August 1945. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia 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 1945]] | |||