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368TH FINANCE BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per pale Or and Sable a lozenge voided of the field fesswise counterchanged, on a chief Argent two towers Sable mortared of the field. Attached below the shield a Black scroll inscribed "TESTED, TRIED, QUALIFIED" in Silver.

Symbolism
Silver gray (silver) and golden yellow are the colors traditionally used by the Finance Corps. Gold signifies high achievement and excellence; black is indicative of strength and solidity. The castle towers allude to the unit's service during World War II in Central Europe and the Rhineland. The lozenge is adapted from the Finance Corps insignia of branch and reflects the unit's mission.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved 15 June 1995.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per pale Or and Sable a lozenge voided of the field fesswise counterchanged, on a chief Argent two towers Sable mortared of the field.

Crest

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

TESTED, TRIED, QUALIFIED.

Symbolism

Shield

Silver gray and golden yellow are the colors traditionally used by the Finance Corps. Gold signifies high achievement and excellence; black is indicative of strength and solidity. The castle towers allude to the unit's service during World War II in Central Europe and the Rhineland. The lozenge is adapted from the Finance Corps insignia of branch and reflects the unit's mission.

Crest

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

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 15 June 1995.





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