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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Azure, a saltire Gray fimbriated Argent, to chief a fleur-de-lis of the like; on a chief of the last a cross Gules with an arrow fesswise of the third.<br> | Shield:Azure, a saltire Gray fimbriated Argent, to chief a fleur-de-lis of the like; on a chief of the last a cross Gules with an arrow fesswise of the third.<br> | ||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Virginia Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Azure, "Virtus, the genius of the Commonwealth, dressed as an Amazon, resting on a spear with one hand and holding a sword in the other; and treading on Tyranny, represented by a man prostrate, a crown falling from his head, a broken chain in his left hand and a scourge in his right," all Proper.<br> | Crest:That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Virginia Army National Guard:From a wreath Argent and Azure, "Virtus, the genius of the Commonwealth, dressed as an Amazon, resting on a spear with one hand and holding a sword in the other; and treading on Tyranny, represented by a man prostrate, a crown falling from his head, a broken chain in his left hand and a scourge in his right," all Proper.<br> | ||
Motto: LIBERTY OR DEATH. | Motto:LIBERTY OR DEATH. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The coat of arms was originally approved for the 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment on 11 May 1929. It was redesignated for the 176th Infantry Regiment, Army of the United States on 4 March 1941. The insignia was redesignated for the 276th Engineer Battalion, Virginia Army National Guard and amended to change the symbolism on 29 January 1968. | The coat of arms was originally approved for the 1st Virginia Infantry Regiment on 11 May 1929. It was redesignated for the 176th Infantry Regiment, Army of the United States on 4 March 1941. The insignia was redesignated for the 276th Engineer Battalion, Virginia Army National Guard and amended to change the symbolism on 29 January 1968. | ||
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