- (grooves) was
often incomplete or poor and the
inscription (often "DECUS ET
TUTAMEN")
sometimes poorly produced or in the
wrong typeface. A
shiny coin with...
- in the
order of
precedence for
livery companies. Its
motto is
Decus Et
Tutamen, a
Latin phrase taken from
Virgil meaning An
Ornament and a Sa****uard....
- and
various phrases on the UK one
pound coin, most
commonly decus et
tutamen.
Inscriptions are more
common on thicker, higher-value, or non-circulating...
-
Imperial College London Coat of arms
Motto Scientia,
imperii decus et
tutamen (Latin)
Motto in English "Scientific knowledge, the
crowning glory and the...
- v.p., to
indicate a
person who
predeceased his or her father.
decus et
tutamen an
ornament and a sa****uard A
phrase from Virgil's Aeneid. Inscription...
- v.p., to
indicate a
person who
predeceased his or her father.
decus et
tutamen an
ornament and a sa****uard A
phrase from Virgil's Aeneid. Inscription...
-
historically had
their edges inscribed with the
Latin phrase 'decus et
tutamen', an
adaption from Vergilius'
Aeneid meaning 'an
ornament and a sa****uard'...
- with an edge
inscription based on the one
pound coin
which read
DECUS ET
TUTAMEN ANNO
REGNI XLVI,
meaning "An
ornament and a sa****uard – [in the] 46th year...
- year of
striking on the reverse; but also the edge
inscription DECUS ET
TUTAMEN ANNO
REGNI – An
ornament and a sa****uard, in the year of the reign... –...
-
Decus is a
Latin word
meaning "ornament". It may
refer to
Decus et
tutamen, "an
ornament and a sa****uard",
motto on the one-pound
sterling coin DECUS...
