Municipal Police Patch — Order This Griffin Key and Pines Shield
Design S0805A at a glance
An ornate navy shield with a grey border, featuring a griffin with a key and a shield set over a stand of pines in silver and white. Five lettering lines carry a town name, a two-word motto split over two lines, the department title and a founding year. The griffin brings heraldic weight that most municipal patches lack, and the pines anchor it to place.
Ornate shield cutGrey hot-cut borderGriffin emblemKey and shieldPine treesFive lettering lines
About this griffin, key and pines municipal shield
Griffins are guardians in heraldry — half eagle, half lion — and pairing one with a key and a shield makes the protective role explicit. Setting the creature over pines grounds the design in a wooded town rather than a big city. The navy, silver and white palette is classic police, and the ornate outline gives a small department a shoulder patch with real ceremony.
Reword the town name, motto and department title, set your founding year, or change the pines to the tree or skyline your town is known for. The griffin can be swapped for an eagle or lion if your seal already uses one. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order — your stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after you order, and nothing is produced until you approve it.
Municipal police patch quick facts
- Embroidered municipal police 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.
- Ornate shields carry the most lettering at 4"–4.5" tall on the shoulder.
- Navy, silver and white is a three-color build that stays crisp without metallic thread.
- Small departments often order dress and duty patches together from the same art.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this municipal police shield: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for uniform shirts, hook-side velcro for outer vests, iron-on for caps
- Sizes: 2.5"–12" — 4"–4.5" for shoulders; 9"+ for jacket backs
- Colorways: navy, silver and white as shown, gold for command staff, or subdued
- Border: grey hot-cut edge (shown) traced around the ornate outline
- Thread: metallic silver for the griffin and key
- Artwork: the pines can become your town's landmark tree or skyline, redrawn free
Who orders this design
Town and village police departments order this shield when they want heraldic presence on a small-department budget, often during a uniform redesign or an anniversary year. Departments in forested communities like the pines in particular. Command staff frequently order a gold-thread version alongside the silver duty patch.
Custom municipal police 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.
Municipal police patch questions
Can the griffin be replaced with an eagle or lion?
Yes. Any heraldic animal can take the griffin's place, keeping the key and shield — we redraw it at no art charge.
Can the pines become our local landmark?
Yes. Send a photo of a landmark tree, water tower or skyline and we redraw it under the griffin.
Do we need to keep the motto lines?
No. They can carry your own motto or a division name, or be removed for a cleaner shield.
Can command staff get a gold version?
Yes. Swap silver thread for gold on a second run — both can go on one quote.
How do I mark up changes?
Use the quote form's markup tool to circle the griffin, pin notes on each line and upload photos. It attaches to your quote.
Looking for other police patch designs?
This page covers one heraldic shield. The police patch catalog beyond this griffin key and pines shield gathers patrol, K9 and specialty unit designs in every shape. If you are weighing builds or starting from your current patch, the patch guide pricing an ornate griffin shield from 10 pieces explains materials and backings.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.