File:US Army Signal-Corps-Coat-Of-Arms.png

DescriptionUS Army Signal-Corps-Coat-Of-Arms.png	U.S. Army Signal Corps Coat Of Arms
Date	1862
Source	United States Army Institute of Heraldry
Author	US Army
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COAT OF ARMS

• Shield: Argent, within a bordure tenne a baton fesswise or and suspended therefrom a signal flag gules charged at center with a square of the first, in chief a mullet bronze.

• Crest: On a wreath of the colors argent and tenne a dexter hand couped at the wrist, clenched, palm affronte, grasping three forked light¬ning flashes, all proper, flashes argent.

• Motto: "PRO PATRIA VIGILANS" (Watchful for the Country).

• Symbolism:

1. Orange and white are the colors traditionally associated with the Signal Corps.
2. The signal flag suspended from a baton is adopted from a badge that originated in 1865 and was called the Order of the Signal Corps.
3. The bronze battle star represents formal recognition for participation in combat. It adorned a signal flag and was first awarded to Signal Corps soldiers in 1862.