Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense Patch Felt Crest Badge British Knight Garter UK Coat

Description

"Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense"
Felt and Metallic Badge Patch
Iron-On or Sew-On
2-3/4" Wide by 3-1/2" Tall (7cm wide by 8.5cm tall)
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Honi soit qui mal y pense
" is an Anglo-Norman phrase, loosely meaning: "Shamed be he who thinks ill of it", though more specifically "Evil unto him who thinks evil of it".
In British heraldry, the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense is used either as a stand alone motto upon a motto scroll, or upon a circular representation of the garter. Knights and Ladies of the Garter are entitled to encircle the shield of their arms with the garter and motto. The latter usage can also be seen in the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, with the motto of the Royal arms, Dieu et mon droit, being displayed on a scroll beneath the shield. As part of the Royal Arms, the motto is displayed in many public buildings in Britain and colonial era public buildings in various parts of the Commonwealth (such as all Courts of England and Wales). The Royal Arms (and motto) appear on many British government official documents (e.g. the front of current British passports); on packaging and stationery of companies operating under Royal Warrant (e.g. the banner of the Times, which uses the Royal coat of arms of Great Britain and are used by other entities so distinguished by the British monarch.
Several military organisations in the Commonwealth incorporate the motto inscribed upon a garter of the order within their badges (or cyphers) and some use Honi soit qui mal y pense as their motto. British Army: the Royal Horse Artillery; Household Cavalry Regiment; Life Guards; Blues and Royals; Grenadier Guards; Coldstream Guards; Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment; Royal Regiment of Fusiliers; Corps of Royal Engineers; and the Royal Logistic Corps; Australian Army: the Royal Australian Engineers; Royal Australian Army Service Corps; and the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps; Canadian Army: The Royal Regiment of Canada, The Royal Montreal Regiment and The Canadian Grenadier Guards; New Zealand Army: the 6th Hauraki Infantry Regiment.
The background of this beautiful patch is black felt and the threading is various metallic colors.
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