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class="font-weight-bold font-12 lh-sm my-10 d-block media-overlay-link " data-href="/media/1/634468/112727"> Snowdon</a> <div class="font-serif font-12 lh-sm my-10 d-none d-sm-block"> Snowdon, northern Wales.</div> <div class="credit lh-sm mt-10"> Gdr</div> </div> <div class="md-topic-media-browse-list-item col-50 col-sm-33 col-lg-25 md-topic-media-browse-image"> <div style="--aspect-ratio: 16/9"> <a href="https://cdn.britannica.com/94/60594-004-AF66C4BF/Coastline-Pembrokeshire-Coast-National-Park-Wales.jpg" class="w-100 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center media-overlay-link " data-href="/media/1/634468/37450"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/94/60594-004-AF66C4BF/Coastline-Pembrokeshire-Coast-National-Park-Wales.jpg?w=315" alt="Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales" /> <button class="btn btn-circle position-absolute shadow btn-white" aria-label="Zoom in"> <em class="material-icons link-blue" data-icon="zoom_in"></em> </button> </a> </div> <a 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Rowan</div> </div> <div class="md-topic-media-browse-list-item col-50 col-sm-33 col-lg-25 md-topic-media-browse-image"> <div style="--aspect-ratio: 16/9"> <a href="https://cdn.britannica.com/45/116145-004-F5093568/River-Dee-Llangollen-Wales.jpg" class="w-100 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center media-overlay-link " data-href="/media/1/634468/112120"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/45/116145-004-F5093568/River-Dee-Llangollen-Wales.jpg?w=315" alt="River Dee" /> <button class="btn btn-circle position-absolute shadow btn-white" aria-label="Zoom in"> <em class="material-icons link-blue" data-icon="zoom_in"></em> </button> </a> </div> <a href="https://cdn.britannica.com/45/116145-004-F5093568/River-Dee-Llangollen-Wales.jpg" class="font-weight-bold font-12 lh-sm my-10 d-block media-overlay-link " data-href="/media/1/634468/112120"> River Dee</a> <div class="font-serif font-12 lh-sm my-10 d-none d-sm-block"> River Dee at Llangollen, Wales.</div> <div 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lh-sm my-10 d-none d-sm-block"> Waterfalls in the Vale of Neath, Wales, United Kingdom.</div> <div class="credit lh-sm mt-10"> Geoff Tompkinson/GTImage.com (<a class="external" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://corporate.britannica.com/partners" data-show-preview="true">A Britannica Publishing Partner</a>)</div> </div> <div class="md-topic-media-browse-list-item col-50 col-sm-33 col-lg-25 md-topic-media-browse-image"> <div style="--aspect-ratio: 16/9"> <a href="https://cdn.britannica.com/46/99546-004-5FF81CF9/Snowdonia-National-Park-Wales.jpg" class="w-100 d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center media-overlay-link " data-href="/media/1/634468/95997"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/46/99546-004-5FF81CF9/Snowdonia-National-Park-Wales.jpg?w=315" alt="Snowdonia National Park, Wales" /> <button class="btn btn-circle position-absolute shadow btn-white" aria-label="Zoom in"> <em class="material-icons link-blue" data-icon="zoom_in"></em> </button> </a> 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data-href="/media/1/634468/7526"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/46/26146-004-1FB347E4/Home-Union-teams-binding-England-Wales-line-out-1986.jpg?w=315" alt="Wales-England rugby match" /> <button class="btn btn-circle position-absolute shadow btn-white" aria-label="Zoom in"> <em class="material-icons link-blue" data-icon="zoom_in"></em> </button> </a> </div> <a href="https://cdn.britannica.com/46/26146-004-1FB347E4/Home-Union-teams-binding-England-Wales-line-out-1986.jpg" class="font-weight-bold font-12 lh-sm my-10 d-block media-overlay-link " data-href="/media/1/634468/7526"> Wales-England rugby match</a> <div class="font-serif font-12 lh-sm my-10 d-none d-sm-block"> The “Home Union” teams of Wales (red and white) and England (white), with England...</div> <div class="credit lh-sm mt-10"> Sporting Pictures (U.K.)</div> </div> <div class="md-topic-media-browse-list-item col-50 col-sm-33 col-lg-25 md-topic-media-browse-image"> <div style="--aspect-ratio: 16/9"> <a 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The Italian badge looks like a rope; the Welsh badge looks like a leek; the French badge looks like a hedgehog wearing a crown; and the English badge looks like a rose wearing a crown." /> <button class="btn btn-circle position-absolute shadow btn-white" aria-label="Zoom in"> <em class="material-icons link-blue" data-icon="zoom_in"></em> </button> </a> </div> <a href="https://cdn.britannica.com/02/1202-004-111E22DA/badge-red-rose-crown-English-Lancaster-daffodil.jpg" class="font-weight-bold font-12 lh-sm my-10 d-block media-overlay-link " data-href="/media/1/634468/1874"> Badges</a> <div class="font-serif font-12 lh-sm my-10 d-none d-sm-block"> Italian, Welsh, French, and English badges are represented by the knot of the royal...</div> <div class="credit lh-sm mt-10"> Drawing by Wm. A. 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