HMS Achilles' ship's badge. This was designed in England by Major C.J. ffoulkes (1868-1947) and approved on 20 July 1931. The badge bears the helmeted head of Achilles on a red background and the motto Fortiter in Re, meaning either 'unyielding in action' or 'bravely in action'.
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