C004824

Shield shaped coin with ribbon banner under, silver in color, 3 inches high x 2 3/4 inches wide.

SIDE 1 - The official Insignia for the 77th Armored Regiment translates as follows: A silver metal and enamel device consisting of a blue shield on on which is a white tiger sitting up with a red tongue and paw pads armed with a bloody battle ax. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a silver scroll inscribed "INSISTE FIRMITER" in Black letters.

SIDE 2 - a enamel bue background on which are placed a silver oak leaf on the upper left, a Sergeant Major's chevrons on the upper right and underneath a list of the conflicts in which the Regiment has participated; WWII, KOREA, VIETNAM, BALKANS, OIF, OND, & OEF. Under the list of campaigns, the coin is numbered, "311".

Journal - Page 112 - Line 16 Coin No. 311

The 77th Armor is an armored (tank) regiment of the United States Army. The 77th Armor Regiment is part of the U.S. Army Regimental System with only a single battalion, the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, and is therefore classified as both a single battalion, and the remainder of the Regiment itself. 1-77 AR is currently stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas as part of the 4th Brigade "Highlanders", 1st Armored Division and has transformed from a tank pure battalion into a combined arms battalion (CAB).

The Regimental motto, "INSISTE FIRMITER" translates to "Stand to it stoutly."