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Pyrrhus, King of Epirus used Elephants to deafeat the Romans in 281 BC. The | Pyrrhus, King of Epirus used Elephants to deafeat the Romans in 281 BC. The badge was approved in 1946. | ||
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HMS PYRRHUS, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Green; an elephant charging proper collar and anklet steel blue. |
Origin/meaning
Pyrrhus, King of Epirus used Elephants to deafeat the Romans in 281 BC. The badge was approved in 1946.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.