Bronze Coasters Honi Soit Qui Times Y Pense England 19 Jh Order of the Garter

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Bronze Coasters Honi Soit Qui Times Y Pense England 19 Jh Order of the Garter
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Bronze coaster with the saying "Honi soit qui mal y pense", 19th century.
Dimensions: approx. 14.5 x 14.5 x 8.5 cm
. Good used condition, age-related signs of wear, is a bit crooked (see photos)
Honi soit qui mal y pense
(literally “He who thinks badly should be ashamed”), nowadays Honni soit qui mal y pense (from French “to mock, despise, abhor”, is a French expression. The sentence is the motto of the English Order of the Garter. Since the knightly decoration of the blue garter is part of the coat of arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, this lettering appears there together with the motto of the English royal family Dieu et mon droit "God and my law" (see Wikipedia)
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Bronze coaster with the saying "Honi soit qui mal y pense", 19th century. Dimensions: approx. 14.5 x 14.5 x 8.5 cm. Good used condition, age-related signs of wear, is a bit crooked (see photos) Honi soit qui mal y pense (literally “He who thinks badly should be ashamed”), nowadays Honni soit qui mal y pense (from French “to mock, despise, abhor”, is a French expression. The sentence is the motto of the English Order of the Garter. Since the knightly decoration of the blue garter is part of the coat of arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, this lettering appears there together with the motto of the English royal family Dieu et mon droit "God and my law" (see Wikipedia) PHOTOS ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION Created by eBay Turbo Lister The