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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
White; a Liver Bird black (Philacorax Carbo) armed and legged red holding in its beak a branch of seaweed (lavergreen). </br> | |||
Motto: Deus nobis otia fecit | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The badge shows the so called Liverbird, symbol of the namesake City of Liverpool. | The badge shows the so called Liverbird, symbol of the namesake City of Liverpool. The Motto translates as "God gave us this ease". The Badge was approved 1936 and in 1976 modified when the discription was changed to White instead of Silver. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence | [[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admiralty Badge Encyclopedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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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 1939]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1976]] | |||