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HMS NELSON, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Nelson, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; a lion rampant reguardant holding in his dexter paw a palm branch embowed proper.

Motto:Palam qui meruit ferat.

Origin/meaning

From the arms of Vice Admrial Viscount Nelson, KB (1758-1805). The Motto translates as "Let him bear the palm who has deserved it". The Badge was approved in 1923.


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admrialty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.