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Escutcheon encircled by the riband of the Order of Queen Elizabeth I, from which pendant are the Knight of the Order of King Roger between the Queen's Cross for Bravery and a Manticore Cross. | Escutcheon encircled by the riband of the Order of Queen Elizabeth I, from which pendant are the Knight of the Order of King Roger between the Queen's Cross for Bravery and a Manticore Cross. | ||
===Symbolism=== | ===Symbolism=== | ||
Sable can mean either constancy or grief, and vert can also mean either loyalty or hope; some sources attribute hardship or difficulties encountered to the raguly pattern. Thus a dual meaning is intentional and can be read as both “Consistency through hardship earns loyalty” and “Though difficulty grief can become hope”. Argent was chosen to convey serenity and the sanguine accents to mean “patience in battle”, which is why the color is confined to the claws, teeth, tongue, and eyes of the wolf; thus the rampant wolf to dexter is intended as the calm and patient hunter.<ref>[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=744&t=19825 Grant of Arms to the Baron | Sable can mean either constancy or grief, and vert can also mean either loyalty or hope; some sources attribute hardship or difficulties encountered to the raguly pattern. Thus a dual meaning is intentional and can be read as both “Consistency through hardship earns loyalty” and “Though difficulty grief can become hope”. Argent was chosen to convey serenity and the sanguine accents to mean “patience in battle”, which is why the color is confined to the claws, teeth, tongue, and eyes of the wolf; thus the rampant wolf to dexter is intended as the calm and patient hunter.<ref>[https://forums.trmn.org/viewtopic.php?f=744&t=19825 Grant of Arms to the Baron Wolf Point], TRMN Forums.</ref> | ||