415th Civil Affairs Battalion, US Army

415TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Purpure, a parchment scroll Argent issuing from base a demi-globe Celeste fimbriated and gridlined of the Second, over all a sword Or.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Argent and Purpure, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, Sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: SAPIENTIA NOSTRA ARMA (Wisdom Is Our Weaponry).

Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in width overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Purpure, a parchment scroll Argent issuing from base a demi-globe Celeste fimbriated and gridlined of the Second, overall a sword Or. Attached below the shield a bipartite black scroll doubled and inscribed "SAPIENTIA NOSTRA ARMA" in gold. The translation of the motto is "Wisdom Is Our Weaponry."

Origin/meaning

Purple and white are the colors traditionally associated with Civil Affairs. The sword, scroll and demi-globe represent the organization's military purpose and the legitimacy of the mission. The globe also symbolizes the capacity of the organization to respond to worldwide mission requirements. Gold stands for excellence.

The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 22 December 1993.

Literature: DUI Image from Wikimedia Commons. Coat of Arms image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.