''Non sibi sed patriae'' (or ''patriæ'') is a
Latin phrase meaning "not for self, but for country".
United Kingdom
The phrase is inscribed on some war memorials, such as the
First World War memorial in
Newcastle upon Tyne called ''The Response''. This was created by the Welsh artist
Sir William Goscombe John in 1923 and unveiled by the
Prince of Wales (later
Edward VIII
Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire and Emperor of India from 20 January 19 ...
); it is on the grounds of the Civic Centre at Barras Bridge.
The phrase appears on a £5 commemorative coin minted in honour of the
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh, named after the city of Edinburgh in Scotland, was a substantive title that has been created three times since 1726 for members of the British royal family. It does not include any territorial landholdings and does not produc ...
's 70 years of public service, issued in August 2017.
United States
The phrase is used by the US Navy: it is inscribed over the chapel doors at the
United States Naval Academy, and is the command logo of
MCM Crew Reaper.
The phrase is used on the US Naval Sea Cadet Nashville LPD-13 unit crest.
The phrase is used by the
1-108th Field Artillery Regiment 28th Infantry Division 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team
The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 28th Infantry Division, also known as the ''Independence Brigade'', is a brigade combat team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and has its headquarters located at Horsham Air Guard Station in ...
of the
Pennsylvania National Guard.
The phrase is carved on the Chester Confederate Monument (1905) in
Chester, South Carolina
Chester is a small rural city in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,607 at the 2010 census, down from 6,476 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chester County, South Carolina, Chester County.
History
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India
The phrase has also been the motto and used on the institutional logo of King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, parel,
Mumbai,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
, India.
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Latin words and phrases