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Shield:Per pale Silver Gray and Or on a pale three roundels in pale all per pale counterchanged, on a chief Or a stylized mountain peak Azure snowcapped Argent.<br> | |||
Crest:From a wreath Or and Silver Gray a wreath of laurel Proper tied with a ribband Gules superimposed by a star of five lozenges aboute of the last fimbirated Or.<br> | |||
Motto:Mountain Paymasters.<br> | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Per pale Silver Gray and Or on a pale three roundels in pale all per pale counterchanged, on a chief Or a stylized mountain peak Azure snowcapped Argent. Attached above the shield a Blue scroll incribed "MOUNTAIN" and attached below the shield a Blue scroll doubled and inscribed "PAYMASTERS" all in Gold. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Silver Gray and Or are the colours assicoated with the Finance Corps. The counterchanging symbolises flexibility. The Mountain implies stength and support. The Roundels symbolises coins and are divided into two colours to suggest the number of the Battalion. Red, yellow and green are colours traditionally associated with Vietnam campaigns and recall the unit's service and honours. The lozenges in the shape of a star indicated the Battalion's five awards. | Silver Gray and Or are the colours assicoated with the Finance Corps. The counterchanging symbolises flexibility. The Mountain implies stength and support. The Roundels symbolises coins and are divided into two colours to suggest the number of the Battalion. Red, yellow and green are colours traditionally associated with Vietnam campaigns and recall the unit's service and honours. The lozenges in the shape of a star indicated the Battalion's five awards. Coat of Arms was approved 18 October 1993 and was amended to correct the blazon of the Shield on 22 October 1993. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 18 October 1993, it was amended to correct the description on 22 October 1993. | ||
[[Literature]]:Images from Wikimedia Commons and The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. Information from 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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[[Category: Granted 1993]] | [[Category:Granted 1993]] | ||
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| English | Coat of Arms: Shield:Per pale Silver Gray and Or on a pale three roundels in pale all per pale counterchanged, on a chief Or a stylized mountain peak Azure snowcapped Argent. Distinctive Unit Insignia: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Per pale Silver Gray and Or on a pale three roundels in pale all per pale counterchanged, on a chief Or a stylized mountain peak Azure snowcapped Argent. Attached above the shield a Blue scroll incribed "MOUNTAIN" and attached below the shield a Blue scroll doubled and inscribed "PAYMASTERS" all in Gold. |
Origin/meaning
Silver Gray and Or are the colours assicoated with the Finance Corps. The counterchanging symbolises flexibility. The Mountain implies stength and support. The Roundels symbolises coins and are divided into two colours to suggest the number of the Battalion. Red, yellow and green are colours traditionally associated with Vietnam campaigns and recall the unit's service and honours. The lozenges in the shape of a star indicated the Battalion's five awards. Coat of Arms was approved 18 October 1993 and was amended to correct the blazon of the Shield on 22 October 1993. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 18 October 1993, it was amended to correct the description on 22 October 1993.
Literature:Images from Wikimedia Commons and The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. Information from the Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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