Badge Presented or Displayed to Indicate Some Feat of Service
Badges can be made from metal, plastic, leather, textile, rubber, etc., and they are commonly attached to clothing, bags, footwear, vehicles, home electrical equipment, etc. Textile Badges or patches can be either woven or embroidered, and can be attached by gluing, ironing-on, sewing or applique. Badges have become highly collectable: in the UK, for example, the Badge Collectors' Circle has been in existence since 1980. In the military, Badges are used to denote the unit or arm to which the wearer belongs, and also qualifications received through military training, rank, etc. Similarly, youth organizations such as scouting and guiding use them to show group membership, awards and rank.
History
Badges were popular as jewellery in the Middle Ages, and varied from extremely expensive works of jewellery, like the Dunstable Swan Jewel, to simple mold-made Badges in lead or other base metals. Specialized forms were the pilgrim Badge, worn by those who had completed a pilgrimage, and heraldic or livery Badges, worn to denote service or allegiance to a political figure - these last were especially popular in England, and became very controversial in the period leading up to the Wars of the Roses. One royal celebration in 1483 was marked by the distribution of 13,000 Badges, a huge number relative to the population at the time. Other types were funerary Badges, presumably presented to mourners for the funeral of important figures, and simple decorative Badges with animals or hearts. The grandest form of Badge was worn as a pendant to a metal collar, often in gold or silver-gilt.
Various uses
One of the best-known Badges is the typically star-shaped U.S. sheriff's badge, made famous in Westerns. The Chairman Mao Badge is probably the most famous political Badge. Members of fraternities and sororities often refer to the pins that signify their membership as Badges. This style of badge is used in political campaigning and often given as part of a birthday greeting such as a birthday card.
In the United States, the Badges used by law enforcement, fire, and security guards are usually made of metal in various colors and finishes and are worn above the left chest pocket on the uniform shirt or jacket. Detectives and other plainclothes personnel may wear them on a belt holder, or on a chain around the neck. Shapes are manifold, with municipal police departments tending to have some variation of a shield shape, and sheriff's departments usually going with a 5, 6, or 7 point star shape. In most cases, an enameled seal of the organization, city, county, or company can be found in the center of the Badge. In computing, Badges are used to demonstrate skills.In education, digital Badges are used as alternative forms of credentials, similar to those being used in the MacArthur Foundation's Badges for Lifelong Learning initiative.
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