Category:121st Engineer Battalion Heraldry

Coat of Arms[edit]

Blazon[edit]

• Shield: Gules, on a fess abased dancetté to chief and wavy to base paly of six Or and Sable a bend counterchanged, in chief a bayonet and a pick, handle to chief saltirewise Argent.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Maryland Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors (Or and Gules) a cross bottony per cross quarterly Gules and Argent.
• Motto: PRAEVIUS (Going Before).

Symbolism[edit]

• Shield: The dancetté and wavy partition lines of the fess are symbolic of the mountainous and shore areas of Maryland, in which places most of the companies of the battalion are located.

1. The design on the fess is taken from the Seal of Maryland.
2. The bayonet and pick represent Engineers.

• Crest: The crest is that of the Maryland Army National Guard.

Background[edit]

1. The coat of arms was originally approved on 1954-06-08.

Distinctive Unit Insignia[edit]

Description[edit]

• A Gold color and enamel device 1⅛ inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, on a fess abased dancetté to chief and wavy to base paly of six Or and Sable a bend counterchanged, in chief a bayonet and a pick, handle to chief saltirewise Argent. Attached below the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "PRAEVIUS" in Red letters

Symbolism[edit]

1. The dancetté and wavy partition lines of the fess are symbolic of the mountainous and shore areas of Maryland, in which places most of the companies of the battalion are located.
2. The design on the fess is taken from the Seal of Maryland. The bayonet and pick represent Engineers.

Background[edit]

• The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 1954-06-08.

Flag[edit]

• a.Size:

1. Hoist: Three Feet.
2. Fly: Four Feet.
3. Fringe: 2½”

• b.Description.

1. The flag has a solid background with an embroidered American eagle displayed centered thereon. In its right talon the eagle holds an olive branch; in its left talon, a bundle of 13 arrows, all in proper colors. Its beak grasps a scroll inscribed with the unit motto. Below the eagle is a scroll inscribed with the designation of the organization. On the eagle’s breast is embroidered the shield of the coat of arms and the crest is above the eagle’s head, except that Regular Army units with no wartime service are not entitled to a crest. For those organizations with an approved badge in lieu of a coat of arms, the eagle’s breast is feathered and the badge is located above the eagle’s head.

• c. Organizational colors:

1. Organization: Engineer
2. Background: Scarlet
3. Fringe: White.
4. Letters and Numbers: Scarlet
5. Scrolls.
   1. Outline:Yellow
   2. Background: White