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It Will Stand

Peter Birk

Peter Birk

28 Mar 2023
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The Latin motto is: Quocunque Jeceris Stabit ("whithersoever you throw it, it will stand", or "whichever way you throw, it will stand". This refers to the theoretical aerodynamical properties of the triskele, which will supposedly always have a foot to land on whichever way it lands. The motto dates to 1668 when it is first recorded on coinage of the Isle of Man.


Coat of arms of the Isle of Man - Wikipedia

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