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415TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
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."

Symbolism
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.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 22 Dec 1993.




Coat of Arms


Description/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).

Symbolism
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.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 22 Dec 1993.





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