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250TH TANK BATTALION
Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall blazoned:  Per fess Or and Vert, in chief a horses head erased Azure, and in base throughout issuant from upper sinister to lower dexter, a lightning bolt of the first.  Attached below is a Gold scroll inscribed STRIKE WITH STEEL in Blue letters.

Symbolism
Yellow is the color for Armor and green is used as a secondary color.  The blue horses head on yellow is taken from the coat of arms of the 102d Cavalry Regiment, the battalion having been constituted in 1950 as the 3d Battalion of that organization.  The lightning bolt symbolizes the striking power of Armor.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 28 March 1955.  It was rescinded on 15 August 1961.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Blazon
Per fess Or and Vert, in chief a horses head erased Azure, and in base throughout issuant from upper sinister to lower dexter, a lightning bolt of the first. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the New Jersey Army National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Or and Vert, a lions head erased Or collared four fusils Gules. STRIKE WITH STEEL.

Symbolism
Yellow is the color for Armor and green is used as a secondary color.  The blue horses head on yellow is taken from the coat of arms of the 102d Cavalry Regiment, the battalion having been constituted in 1950 as the 3d Battalion of that organization.  The lightning bolt symbolizes the striking power of Armor. The crest is that of the New Jersey Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 28 March 1955.  It was rescinded on 15 August 1961.





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