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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Azure, a bear cat rampant Argent langued Gules between in fess a five-pointed mullet and a gopher sejant Or; on a chief of the second a saltire couped of the field.<br> | Azure, a bear cat rampant Argent langued Gules between in fess a five-pointed mullet and a gopher sejant Or; on a chief of the second a saltire couped of the field.<br> | ||
Crest: That for regiments and separate battalions of the Minnesota Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors (Argent and Azure), a sheaf of wheat Proper.<br> | Crest:That for regiments and separate battalions of the Minnesota Army National Guard:On a wreath of the colors (Argent and Azure), a sheaf of wheat Proper.<br> | ||
Motto: Rex Montis (King of the Hill) | Motto:Rex Montis (King of the Hill) | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Silver color and enamel device 1⅛ inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a bear cat rampant Argent between in fess a five-pointed mullet and a gopher sejant Or; on a chief of the second a saltire couped of the field. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "REX MONTIS" in Blue letters. | Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description:A Silver color and enamel device 1⅛ inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Azure, a bear cat rampant Argent between in fess a five-pointed mullet and a gopher sejant Or; on a chief of the second a saltire couped of the field. Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "REX MONTIS" in Blue letters. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The consolidation of the former 217th Coast Artillery Regiment with the 136th Infantry Regiment is depicted in the design: The bear cat is from the coat of arms of the 136th Infantry Regiment, World War II; the star and gopher are from the coats of arms of the former 205th and 206th Infantry Regiments, predecessors of the 217th Coast Artillery Regiment. The chief, bearing a saltire, is incorporated in this coat of arms to symbolize the Civil War service of the original 136th Infantry Regiment. The shield is blue for Infantry. | The consolidation of the former 217th Coast Artillery Regiment with the 136th Infantry Regiment is depicted in the design:The bear cat is from the coat of arms of the 136th Infantry Regiment, World War II; the star and gopher are from the coats of arms of the former 205th and 206th Infantry Regiments, predecessors of the 217th Coast Artillery Regiment. The chief, bearing a saltire, is incorporated in this coat of arms to symbolize the Civil War service of the original 136th Infantry Regiment. The shield is blue for Infantry. | ||
The Coat of Arms and distinctive Unit Insignia, was both approved on 14 November 1951. | The Coat of Arms and distinctive Unit Insignia, was both approved on 14 November 1951. |
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