HMS Parthian, Royal Navy

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HMS PARTHIAN, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Parthian, Royal Navy

Official blazon

Green; a mounted archer shooting astern gold.
Motto: Tela utrimque

Origin/meaning

Skilled mounted tribesman from South of the Caspian Sea. The Motto translates as "With darts on both sides". The badge was approved in 1930.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford