The East India Company's arms, granted in 1698, were: "Argent a cross Gules; in the dexter chief quarter an escutcheon of the arms of France and England quarterly, the shield ornamentally and regally crowned Or." The crest was: "A lion rampant guardant Or holding between the forepaws a regal crown proper." The supporters were: "Two lions rampant guardant Or, each supporting a banner erect Argent, charged with a cross Gules." The motto was AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIÆ (Latin: By right of the King and the Senate of England).
The East India Company 's arms , granted in 1698 , were : " Argent a cross Gules ; in the dexter chief quarter an escutcheon of the arms of France and England quarterly , the shield ornamentally and regally crowned Or . " The crest was : " A lion rampant guardant Or holding between the forepaws a regal crown proper . " The supporters were : " Two lions rampant guardant Or , each supporting a banner erect Argent , charged with a cross Gules . " The motto was AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIÆ ( Latin : By right of the King and the Senate of England ) .
in the arms of EIC what was the lion holding in his forepaws
in the arms of EIC what was the lion holding in his forepaws
crown
crown