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325TH FINANCE BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per bend Or and Silver Gray a bend Sable bearing six lozenges conjoined of the first between two rondels counterchanged. Attached below the shield a Black scroll doubled and inscribed "PAYING THE BEST" in Gold.

Symbolism
Golden yellow/gold and silver gray are the colors traditionally used by the Finance Corps. Gold is emblematic of honor and high achievement; black denotes solidity and solvency. The lozenges refer to the Finance Corps insignia of branch. The rondels recall silver and gold coinage and highlight the unit's pay and procurement mission. The counterchanged elements of the shield allude to cooperation and teamwork.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 25 May 1995.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per bend Or and Silver Gray a bend Sable bearing six lozenges conjoined of the first between two rondels counterchanged.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Silver Gray, 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

PAYING THE BEST.

Symbolism

Shield

Golden yellow and silver gray are the colors traditionally used by the Finance Corps. Gold is emblematic of honor and high achievement; black denotes solidity and solvency. The lozenges refer to the Finance Corps insignia of branch. The rondels recall silver and gold coinage and highlight the unit's pay and procurement mission. The counterchanged elements of the shield allude to cooperation and teamwork.

Crest

The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 25 May 1995.





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