Authorised 21 April 1959
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield rounded at bottom blazoned: Per fess enhanced Gules and Or, in nombril point a stand of grapeshot Sable between in fess two rattlesnakes nowed, each above and behind a prickly pear cactus Vert, on the first two pallets Argent. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Red scroll inscribed "PRIMUS INTER PARES" in Gold letters.
The insignia of the former 1st Coast Artillery and the 1st Field Artillery have been consolidated. Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for Artillery. The white stripes taken from the shield of the1st Coast Artillery commemorates participation of both regiments in the War of 1812. The stand of grapeshot from the shield of the 1st Field Artillery alludes to the mission of the Artillery. It is used to commemorate the remark attributed to General Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Buena Vista, "A little more grape, Captain Bragg." Bragg's battery is credited with having saved the day at that battle. The rattlesnakes, taken from the shield of the 1st Coast Artillery, represent service in the Mexican War. The motto is from the older unit, the 1st Coast Artillery, and translates to "First Among Equals."
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 21 April 1959. It was cancelled on 23 August 1971. Coat of Arms
