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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Gules, a fleur-de-lis Argent crowned Or; on a canton of the like an Aztec banner Vert garnished of the second.<br> | Shield:Gules, a fleur-de-lis Argent crowned Or; on a canton of the like an Aztec banner Vert garnished of the second.<br> | ||
Crest: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, the shoulder sleeve insignia of the regiment Proper (a horizontal oblong of Black charged with the White star and Indian head of the Second Division).<br> | Crest:On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules, the shoulder sleeve insignia of the regiment Proper (a horizontal oblong of Black charged with the White star and Indian head of the Second Division).<br> | ||
Motto: NEC TEMERE NEC TIMIDE (Neither Rashly nor Timidly). | Motto:NEC TEMERE NEC TIMIDE (Neither Rashly nor Timidly). | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The coat of arms was originally approved for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 June 1921. It was amended to include the motto on 16 August 1921. It was re-designated for the 12th Field Artillery Battalion on 13 February 1941. It was re-designated for the 12th Artillery Regiment on 10 February 1958. The insignia was re-designated effective 1 September 1971, for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment. | The coat of arms was originally approved for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment on 24 June 1921. It was amended to include the motto on 16 August 1921. It was re-designated for the 12th Field Artillery Battalion on 13 February 1941. It was re-designated for the 12th Artillery Regiment on 10 February 1958. The insignia was re-designated effective 1 September 1971, for the 12th Field Artillery Regiment. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons, further Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | [[Literature]]:Images from Wikimedia Commons, further Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army{{us}} | ||
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