Bangor Police Embroidered Patch Round with Pine Tree Anchor Sunrise and Maine City Seal

Description

This round Bangor Police embroidered patch was designed for the Bangor Police Department in Maine, featuring a richly detailed city seal composition with towering pine trees, a ship anchor, a rising sun with radiating rays, and decorative starburst elements — all rendered in gold and green thread on a deep purple twill base that gives this patch a bold, distinctive character unique among New England police patches.

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Shape & Base: Full circular shape on deep purple twill fabric with a black merrowed border edge. An inner circular border ring in gold thread frames the central seal scene, separating it from the outer department name ring and adding a refined layered framing detail to the overall composition.

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Top Section: “BANGOR” arches in large bold gold embroidered block lettering across the upper outer ring, set against the purple twill with strong contrast and generous character spacing — the single city name word filling the upper arc with commanding visual weight.

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Center: A highly detailed full-color city seal fills the circular center field against a medium purple-blue background. Two tall green pine trees with brown trunks rise prominently at the center and right of the scene — the trees rendered with full branch and needle detail through layered green and yellow-green thread work. A large ship anchor in gold and brown thread is positioned at the lower center, referencing Bangor’s historic maritime heritage on the Penobscot River — the anchor stock, ring, flukes, and chain are all individually detailed. A rising sun with long radiating golden rays emerges from the left horizon, with a golden sun disc and dramatic ray burst rendered in bright gold satin-stitch. A plow or agricultural implement in brown and gold thread lies at the lower left foreground, referencing the region’s farming heritage. Two symmetrical decorative starburst or compass rose elements in gold thread flank the seal on the left and right outside the inner ring — a distinctive ornamental detail that frames the central composition.

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Bottom Section: “POLICE” curves along the lower outer ring in large bold gold embroidered block lettering, mirroring the “BANGOR” text above and completing the department identification with balanced symmetry around the full circular patch face.

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Embroidery Quality: The deep purple base with all-gold lettering, decorative starbursts, and multi-element city seal creates a rich, jewel-toned composition with excellent color depth and strong visual impact. The pine tree detail achieves impressive branch-level definition through layered thread work. The ship anchor is cleanly rendered with authentic maritime hardware detail. The rising sun ray burst uses directional satin-stitch that creates strong radial energy. The symmetrical starburst flanking elements add a unique decorative quality uncommon in standard police patch design. The black merrowed border provides a sharp, durable circular edge finish suited for active police uniform wear.

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This design reflects the historic maritime seal detail and distinctive purple palette Owl Badges delivers for custom police department embroidered patches for municipalities across the United States.