Gold, George III, Order of the Garter, 1814

Gold, George III, Order of the Garter, 1814

Motto on shield in the Anglo-Norman dialect of Old French-HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE-shame on anyone who thinks badly of it-the Motto of the Order of the Garter, the highest of all British knighthoods, reflecting 200 years of French rule after the 1066 Norman conquest.

Tap center for Arms of the Order.

Tap 6 oclock for text.