Maltese Cross Patch — Order This Ram Head Design
Design S0494A at a glance
A ram's head mounted on a red Maltese cross inside a black teardrop shield — 'Protecting the Valley' style motto beneath. The ram is high-country fire heraldry: surefooted where the ground burns steep. Black framing makes the red cross glow. Valley and canyon stations order this when their district's mascot has horns; the head redraws to local wildlife free.
Teardrop shieldMerrowed borderRam headRed Maltese crossBlack frameValley motto
About this ram Maltese design
Mounting an animal on the cross is an old move in fire heraldry — the beast carries the district's terrain into the service's shape. The ram suits steep-country stations: it lives on the grades their engines climb in low gear. Black-shield framing is the design's real trick, isolating the red cross the way night isolates a structure fire.
Stations word the motto to their valley, swap the ram for elk or bear where those rule the district, and order wildland-tan builds for brush season. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; proof within 6–12 hours, production after your approval.
Maltese cross patch quick facts
- Embroidered Maltese cross patches cost $3.00–$20.00 each depending on quantity, with a 10-patch minimum.
- Rush production takes 7–10 days and is available on every custom patch.
- Animal-on-cross heraldry localizes the service's universal shape.
- Black framing intensifies red crosses — a photographic fact worth exploiting.
- Species swaps for district wildlife are no-charge changes.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this cross patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for duty wear, iron-on for tees, velcro for shells
- Sizes: 3"–12" — 4" standard
- Colorways: red-gold-black as shown, or wildland tan
- Border: merrowed (shown)
- Thread: the ram's horns stitch in curl-following satin; metallic gold cross edging available
- Artwork: ram swaps for your district's animal; motto rewords to your valley — no charge
Who orders this design
Canyon and valley fire stations, steep-country districts, and brush companies order this ram cross for duty and seasonal wear. Districts with bighorn ranges take it as drawn; elk and bear country swaps accordingly. The black-framed design also serves memorial wear with unusual dignity.
Custom Maltese cross patch pricing — embroidered
| Quantity | Price per patch |
|---|---|
| 10–19 | $20.00 |
| 20–29 | $14.00 |
| 30–49 | $11.00 |
| 50–74 | $6.50 |
| 75–99 | $6.00 |
| 100–249 | $5.50 |
| 250–499 | $3.00 |
Rush production in 7–10 days is available on all custom patches. Design your changes in the markup tool above, or get this patch quoted exactly as shown.
What your quote covers
- Your exact spec — quantity, size, backing, and colorway, priced to the piece
- A free digital mockup within 4 hours, before you commit to anything
- Rush production in 7–10 days whenever you need it
- No setup, digitizing, or art fees — the table price is the whole price
How ordering this patch works
Request a quote
Send this design (marked up or as-is) with your quantity. Quotes are answered 24/7 within 4 hours.
Approve your proof
Your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after ordering. Nothing is produced until you approve it.
We verify & produce
Law-enforcement orders are verified with your agency before production — standard practice since 1999.
Delivery confirmed
We confirm your shipping address by phone, then email tracking the day your patches ship.
🏛 Bidding for your department or agency? We answer bids, RFQs and purchase-order quotes — see how agency bids and RFQs work, or tick “This quote is for a bid” in the quote form.
Maltese cross patch questions
Can the ram become our district's animal?
Yes — elk, bear, mountain goat or cougar take the mount at no charge. The horns-on-cross silhouette adjusts to each.
Why does the black frame matter?
Contrast physics — red on black reads hotter than red on white. The teardrop shield exists to give the cross that stage.
Is there a memorial use for this design?
The black framing suits it — stations have ordered name-and-date versions for line-of-duty remembrance. We handle those orders with care.
What's the brush-season version?
Wildland tan with the cross in subdued red-brown — same art, season-appropriate, ordered alongside the color set.
How do we start?
Motto wording in the markup tool, species note if swapping, quote submitted — mockup in 4 hours.
Crossing to other designs?
Animal-mounted crosses localize tradition — the fire design library of seals, scenes and apparatus patches holds the other dialects. For the decision between builds, the patch construction rundown with costs attached is the firebreak against overthinking.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.