Nemo me impune lacessit
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Nemo me impune lacessit is the national motto of Scotland.
Star of the Order of the Thistle, bearing the motto on a circlet
The motto displayed above the entrance to Edinburgh Castle
In my defens God me defend
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In my defens God me defend is, in Scots, the motto of both the royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Scotland and royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used in Scotland. Contemporary versions of the
Nemo me impune lacessit
…In Defens), which appears on an escroll above the crest in the tradition of Scottish heraldry (In Defens being an abbreviated form of the full motto In My Defens God Me Defend). Nemo me impune lacessit is displayed prominently above the Gatehouse entrance added to Edinburgh Castle in 1888. Armed forces units elsewhere have…
Arms of James IV, King of Scots shows truncated form In my defens
Charles II-era cannon, with "IN DEFENCE" at top