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53D ARMOR REGIMENT
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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:  Or a Taeguk Azure and gray (the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 29th Division), between four fleurs-de-lis in cross Vert.  Attached above the shield from a wreath Or and Azure a lion's head erased Or collared four fusils Gules.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "STRENGTH IN STEEL" in Black letters.

Symbolism
Yellow is for Armor.  The shoulder sleeve insignia of the 29th Division indicates service during World War I.  The fleurs-de-lis refer to the organization's four European battle honors of World War II.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 252d Tank Battalion on 18 July 1956.  It was redesignated for the 53d Armor Regiment and amended to include the state crest on 5 June 1961.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Or a Taeguk Azure and gray (the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 29th Division), between four fleurs-de-lis in cross Vert.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the New Jersey Army National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure a lion's head erased Or collared four fusils Gules.

Motto

STRENGTH IN STEEL.

Symbolism

Shield

Yellow is for Armor.  The shoulder sleeve insignia of the 29th Division indicates service during World War I.  The fleurs-de-lis refer to the organization's four European battle honors of World War II.

Crest

The crest is that of the New Jersey Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 252d Tank Battalion on 18 July 1956.  It was amended to change the blazon of the shield on 28 August 1956.  The insignia was redesignated for the 53d Armor Regiment on 5 June 1961.





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