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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Sable a pale Or, overall on a lozenge with axis fesswise Argent a taro plant Vert. | Sable a pale Or, overall on a lozenge with axis fesswise Argent a taro plant Vert.<br> | ||
Crest: From a wreath Or and Sable, a stylized demi-sun in splendor Or superimposed by two scimitars saltirewise point down sable. | Crest:From a wreath Or and Sable, a stylized demi-sun in splendor Or superimposed by two scimitars saltirewise point down sable.<br> | ||
Motto: Victory Paymasters. | Motto:Victory Paymasters.<br> | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Golden yellow (Or) stands for excellence, black (Sable) symbolises strenght and resolve. The lozenge symbolises the Finance Corps Branch Insignia. The Taro plant alludes to the associtation with the 24th Infantry Division, whose Shoulder Sleeve Insignia includes a Taro leaf. The Demi-sun stands for victory and the defence of the Freedom in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and also recalls desert battle conditions. The Scimitars symbolises the Gulf War and represents Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. | Golden yellow (Or) stands for excellence, black (Sable) symbolises strenght and resolve. The lozenge symbolises the Finance Corps Branch Insignia. The Taro plant alludes to the associtation with the 24th Infantry Division, whose Shoulder Sleeve Insignia includes a Taro leaf. The Demi-sun stands for victory and the defence of the Freedom in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and also recalls desert battle conditions. The Scimitars symbolises the Gulf War and represents Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The arms were approved 21 April 1993. | ||
[[Literature]]:The Institute of Heraldry, US Army | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:04, 24 July 2024
24TH FINANCE BATTALION, US ARMY
Official blazon
Sable a pale Or, overall on a lozenge with axis fesswise Argent a taro plant Vert.
Crest:From a wreath Or and Sable, a stylized demi-sun in splendor Or superimposed by two scimitars saltirewise point down sable.
Motto:Victory Paymasters.
Origin/meaning
Golden yellow (Or) stands for excellence, black (Sable) symbolises strenght and resolve. The lozenge symbolises the Finance Corps Branch Insignia. The Taro plant alludes to the associtation with the 24th Infantry Division, whose Shoulder Sleeve Insignia includes a Taro leaf. The Demi-sun stands for victory and the defence of the Freedom in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and also recalls desert battle conditions. The Scimitars symbolises the Gulf War and represents Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The arms were approved 21 April 1993.
Literature:The Institute of Heraldry, US Army
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