Edmund Hillary - Arms

Arms

Arms of Edmund Hillary
Notes The arms of Edmund Hillary consist of:
Crest A kiwi Azure grasping in the dexter foot an ice axe bendwise Or.
Escutcheon Azure, a chevron embowed between two chevronels embowed in fess Argent between three prayer wheels bendwise Or.
Supporters On either side an emperor penguin Proper gorged with a plain collar Or.
Compartment An iceflow proper.
Motto Nothing venture, nothing win
Orders The Order of the Garter ribbon.
Honi soit qui mal y pense
(Shame be to him who thinks evil of it)

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