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GRANTED BY ROYAL DECREE
With a positive advice from the High Council of Nobility, the NLc ended up submitting an application to the King for their own new emblem. This was granted for eternity by Royal Decree on the
14th of December 2021 and then officially awarded on the 19th of April 2022. Mulder and Tijthoff are proud of the final outcome (see elsewhere on this page). Based on the description given, the coat
of arms painter of the High Council of Nobility managed to create
a graceful emblem which in addition to the two anchors with the plumb line also still features the motto of the old emblem: ‘NON DORMIT QUI CUSTODIT’, which translates as ’He who watches does not sleep’. The emblem also features the name ‘LOODSWEZEN’. Tijthoff: “The realisation of the emblem was an exciting process in itself. As the NLc, we had no influence over what the coat of arms painter would produce in practice.”
OLD EMBLEM RETURNED
As a sign of mutual solidarity, all Dutch pilots have been given a small shield with the new emblem. The emblem also adorns documents such as diplomas and is used on special occasions. Mulder: “We have officially returned the old emblem to the Commander of the Naval Forces, who has handed it over to the Naval Museum in Den Helder.”
Marc Tijthoff
THE NEW EMBLEM OF THE DUTCH MARITIME PILOTS’ ASSOCIATION (NEDERLANDSE LOODSENCORPORATIE - NLc)
The description of the emblem of the NLc is as follows: “In a round shield of azure, two crossed anchors drawn in clear, strong lines are featured. At their intersection hangs a rope coming from the left shield edge, from which hangs a plumb line, all in silver; a shield edge of silver features LOODSWEZEN in Latin letters of azure. The shield is surrounded by two laurel branches of sinople and covered with a naval crown of gold. Emblem: NON DORMIT QUI CUSTODIT in Latin letters of silver on a ribbon of azure.”
‘As the NLc, we explicitly wanted to stay as close as possible to the look and feel of the old emblem. We also wanted the connection with our own history and past to be reflected’
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