Zr.Ms. Piet Hein, Netherlands Navy
ZR.MS. PIET HEIN, NETHERLANDS NAVY (frigate of the Kortenaer class)
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Origin/meaning
The arms show the arms of Admiral Piet Hein, which can be considered canting. A magpie was often called a 'pietje' in Ducth and a fence is taken from omheining - hein. The Badge was approved on 13 December 1951.
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Literature: Information from Emblemen van de Koninklijke Marine by L.L.M. Eekhout, O. Schutte and P.J.F. van der Pol.