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The Crowned Lion on Crown badge: a history |
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On many
badges, British, Colonial, Australian and New Zealand, there appears a
crowned lion on a crown. It forms part of the Royal Arms of the UK (shown
left).
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Note the 2 mottoes, both in French NOT Latin. |
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| 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' (Shame on him who thinks this evil) | Dieu et Mon Droit ("God and my right") is the motto of the Sovereign and dates from the time of King Henry V (reigned 1413-1422). | ||
| BRITISH LION, Crowned.
The Lion is the emblem of England. It is now, on badges, actually a
"lion passant gardant" - a walking lion, looking out at
you full face, and was first used by Rollo, Duke of Normandy (father of
William the Conqueror, who added the second lion to the Royal Coat of
Arms for England.)
The third was added by Henry II, and Henry VIII added a crown to the lion. In heraldry, the lion stands for "deathless courage" and the lion passant gardant for "resolution and prudence" |
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This is the Crowned Lion on Crown as
used during the reign of Queen Victoria. In many ways the Australian
military traditions do not go any further back than that period.
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Embroidered Brigadier's badge, 2004 >> |
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Size; W:3 & 5/8" x D:5 & 2/8" inches. The E II R (QEII) version of the crowned lion |
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Arms Without the Crowned Lion |
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| The arms with helmet, mantling and Royal Crest (crowned lion) are the personal arms of the monarch. The arms with a large crown replacing the helmet, mantling and Royal Crest are the state arms of the United Kingdom. (Tom Gregg, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA) |
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