Celtic Cross Police Patch — Order This Lantern and Skeleton Key Design
Design S1221A at a glance
A custom-cut patch with a silver edge, built around a lantern set on a Celtic cross with a skeleton key, in navy, silver and gold. Two lettering lines carry the jurisdiction name and the word police, and both restitch to yours. Departments with Irish or Scottish roots in their community ask for it, because the cross speaks to that past in a way an eagle cannot.
Custom cut outlineSilver merrowed borderCeltic crossLanternSkeleton key3 thread colors
About this lantern and Celtic cross police design
Police emblems usually lean on eagles and stars; this one draws instead on older imagery. The lantern stands for the watch kept through the night, the skeleton key for the trust a community hands its officers, and the Celtic cross ties both to a heritage many small towns still celebrate. Silver and gold on navy give it the dignity of a dress-uniform crest.
Customize it for your jurisdiction: put your department name in the top line, change the key to a badge or star, or simplify the cross knotwork for small sizes, all at no art charge. 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.
Celtic cross police patch quick facts
- Embroidered Celtic cross 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.
- Celtic knotwork stitches best at 3.5" and up, where each interlace stays distinct.
- Departments often order metallic silver and gold thread for honor guard and ceremonial uniforms.
- Pipe-and-drum and honor-guard units frequently order this design as a matching set.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this Celtic cross police patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for patrol shirts and dress coats, hook-side velcro for carriers, iron-on for caps
- Sizes: 2"–12" — 3.5"–4.5" for shoulders; 2.5" for honor-guard hats
- Colorways: navy, silver and gold as shown, or kelly green and gold — preview each in the markup tool
- Border: silver merrowed (shown), or gold merrowed for dress uniforms
- Thread: metallic silver and gold available for the lantern, key and cross
- Artwork: the key or lantern redraws to your badge, star or town emblem at no additional art charge
Who orders this design
Small-town police departments, borough and village forces, and agencies with Irish or Scottish roots order this Celtic cross design for patrol shirts and dress uniforms. Honor guards and pipe-and-drum units often pick it for ceremonial wear even when the department's daily patch is different. Memorial and fundraiser runs are a common second order.
Custom Celtic cross 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.
Celtic cross police patch questions
Will the Celtic knotwork stay clear in embroidery?
At 3.5 inches and up, yes. Below that we simplify the interlace on your proof so the stitching stays clean, and you approve it before production.
Can the colors be green and gold instead?
Yes. Kelly green and gold is a popular swap for this design — preview it in the markup tool and your quote will reference the version you picked.
Can the key become our badge?
Yes. Send a photo of your badge and we redraw it in place of the skeleton key, or alongside it, at no art charge.
Can both lettering lines carry our department name?
Yes. The jurisdiction line and the police line restitch to your exact wording, including longer names.
How do I request changes?
Use the markup tool in the quote form: circle the lantern or key, pin numbered notes and switch colorways. Your marked-up design attaches to the quote.
Want another department emblem?
If heritage imagery is not the direction for your department, the police patch designs from lantern-and-Celtic-cross crests to patrol shields cover every shape and division we stitch. Ordering for an honor guard and comparing metallic threads or woven detail? The custom patch overview for ceremonial Celtic knotwork and metallic thread explains each option.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.