▁which ▁replaced ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁colours . ▁The ▁new ▁colour ▁had ▁ 1 2 ▁battle ▁hon ours . ▁The ▁colour ▁was ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁U pp land ▁Sign al ▁Regiment , ▁which ▁carried ▁it ▁alongside ▁its ▁original ▁colour . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁The ▁coat ▁of ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁U pp land ▁Regiment ▁( I ▁ 8 ). ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁U pp land ▁Group ▁() ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁U pp land ▁and ▁V äst man land ▁Group ▁() ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Bla zon : ▁" G ules , ▁the ▁provincial ▁bad ge ▁of ▁U pp land , ▁an ▁orb ▁or , ▁band ed ▁and ▁en signed ▁with ▁a ▁cross - cross let . ▁The ▁shield ▁sur mount ed ▁two ▁s words ▁in ▁salt ire ▁or ". ▁ ▁Med als ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁the ▁ ▁(" Ro yal ▁U pp land ▁Regiment ▁( I ▁ 8 ) ▁Medal ▁of ▁Mer it ") ▁in ▁gold , ▁silver ▁and ▁bronze ▁( U pp l reg GM / U pp l reg SM / U pp l reg B M ) ▁were ▁established . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁Following ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁R ik sd ag ▁on ▁the ▁dis band ment ▁of ▁the ▁regiment , ▁a ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁After ▁the