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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Coat of Arms) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}dui.jpg|center|350px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | |||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Azure, in fess a sheathed Roman sword, point to base, and a giant cactus Or; on a chief of the last six fleurs-de-lis of the field.<br> | |||
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors (Or and Azure) a lion rampant guardant Proper holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar Argent, hilted Or, and in sinister an escutcheon Argent on a fess Sable three plates.<br> | |||
Motto: Cives arma ferant (Let the Citizens Bear Arms). | |||
Distinctive Unit Inisignia: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure in fess, a sheathed Roman sword, point to base, and a giant cactus Or; on a chief of the last six fleurs-de-lis of the field. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed “CIVES ARMA FERANT” in Blue letters. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The shield is blue for Infantry. The sheathed Roman sword, taken from the Spanish War Service Medal, indicates the service during the Spanish-American War, the cactus denotes the service on the Mexican Border and the chief with the six fleurs-de-lis symbolizes the six battle honors during World War I. | ||
The coat of arms was originally approved on July 2 1929. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on June 11 1929. It was amended to correct the description on 6 July 1929. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. | |||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1929]] | |||