Custom Police Badges
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Custom police badges for law enforcement agencies of every type — municipal, county, state, tribal, transit, campus, port authority, airport, school district, hospital, housing authority, and specialty units. Department name, rank, sequential badge numbers, and your city or agency seal on every badge. Die-struck from raw brass, nickel silver, or zinc alloy. Plated in gold, silver, or two-tone. Custom made police badges for a new department, a rebadge after a seal or chief change, an academy class, or replacement stock. As low as $45 per badge on volume orders. No setup fees. No minimums. Department POs accepted with net-30 terms. Free in-house design team. Department mold retained for free reorders. US-based manufacturer since 1999. Order police badges in bulk online or request department pricing.
How It Works
Custom police badges, built the way your agency needs them
Whether you are a single officer ordering a replacement, a sergeant outfitting a new unit, or a department procurement officer rolling out badges across hundreds of personnel, Owl Badges handles every order through the same precision manufacturing process. Pick a base style from our catalog of 10,000+ proven police badge designs, personalize for your agency and rank, approve the proof, and we manufacture from raw metal. Mold stays on file forever for free reorders. Individual officers ordering personal badges should also see our police officer badges page. We produce custom made law enforcement badges for every agency type.
Browse 10,000+ Police Badge Styles
Start with our catalog of stock police badges — professional styles — shields, six-point stars, eagle-tops, ovals, sunbursts. Every style is fully customizable for your agency: department or agency name, jurisdiction, rank, badge number, and your choice of city, county, state, or federal seal. Need to duplicate an existing badge your agency already uses? Send us a photo, we replicate it exactly. Mold stays on file for free reorders, forever.
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Customize your police badges with the TrueBadge Designer
Click "Design and Order" on any badge to launch the Owl Badges TrueBadge Designer™ — our live, in-browser design tool with real-time preview and unlimited variations. Type your agency name, jurisdiction, rank, and badge number. Pick a finish — gold, silver, or two-tone. Choose your shape. Drop in your city or county or state seal. Every change appears on screen instantly. No proofs by email. No waiting. No design fees. No commitment until you order. The TrueBadge Designer works for every police rank — Chief, Deputy Chief, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Detective, Corporal, and Officer — all from the same interface. Use it as a police badge builder to create your own police badge pattern once, then design police badges for every rank from that one customized police badge.
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Order online or request a department quote
Individual badges start at $150 with bulk pricing as low as $45 per badge on agency orders of 500+. Department orders of 10 or more receive volume pricing automatically — $80 per badge at ten, $65 at twenty-five, $55 at fifty, and as low as $45 at 500+, up to 70% off single-badge pricing. Checkout with credit card, ACH, or submit a department purchase order. Net-30 payment terms available for qualified government accounts. For custom artwork, new seal designs, or completely original badge concepts, click Request a Quote and our in-house design team builds it from scratch at no charge.
Request a QuoteWhat You Get With Every Custom Police Badge
Real metal. Real craftsmanship. Backed by 25+ years of law enforcement badge manufacturing.
Design your custom police badge with the Owl Badges TrueBadge Designer™
The Owl Badges TrueBadge Designer is the in-browser custom police badge designer from Owl Badges. Officers, departments, and law enforcement agencies design their police badge — shape, finish, seal, rank, and badge number — in real time, see live volume pricing, and order directly from the manufacturer. No software install, no account required to start, no dealer markup.
Need a custom police badge? Request a quote.
Some agencies need a police badge the TrueBadge Designer doesn't cover — a custom shape outside the standard catalog, a complex multi-layer department seal, hybrid metal-and-enamel finishes, inlaid stones, photographic memorial elements, or a one-of-a-kind department die. For these, the Owl Badges in-house design team builds your police badge from scratch. There is no design fee, no mold setup fee, and no commitment to order.
- Fully custom shapes outside the standard catalog
- Complex multi-layer seals with raised 3D elements
- Hybrid finishes — antique, two-tone, enamel
- Inlaid stones & memorial badges with photographic elements
- One-of-a-kind department dies for unique shapes
Custom quotes typically returned within 4 business hours, Mon–Fri 9 AM–4 PM PST.
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Browse our most-ordered police badge styles for departments of every size. Fully customizable with your department name, rank, badge number, and city seal — from $45 per badge in bulk.
Custom Police Badge Pricing for Departments
Department police badges run as low as $45 per badge on agency-wide orders and $55 per badge at fifty. Price per badge drops at every quantity break, with no setup fees and no mold fees at any quantity — and no minimum, so a department can order one sample badge to approve the pattern before committing the whole roster. Individual officers ordering a single personal badge should use our single-officer police badge page.
Use the price calculator below to see the cost at your department’s exact headcount, or read the full volume price ladder beneath it.
Per-badge pricing varies with size, metal, plating, and customization. Volume discounts apply automatically at checkout and on purchase orders. Pricing reviewed September 2026.
How many police badges should a department order?
Order for the roster you have plus the hires you expect before the next reorder. Because your department mold is kept on file free and every reorder matches, most agencies order a spare allotment of about ten percent for new hires, promotions, and replacements rather than paying rush pricing later. Here is what departments most often order:
| Use case | Typical order | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Sample or command set | 1–2 badges | A sample badge to approve the pattern before the department order, or a chief and deputy chief set at $150 each. |
| Academy class or new hires | 3–9 badges | A graduating class or a hiring cycle — reaches the $90 break at three badges, all struck from the same department mold. |
| Shift or division rebadge | 10–24 badges | One shift, one precinct, or one division moving to a new pattern — $80 at ten, $75 at sixteen. |
| Department-wide rebadge | 25–499 badges | A seal change, new chief, or pattern refresh for every sworn officer — $65 at 25, $55 at 50. |
| Agency or multi-department | 500+ badges | County, regional, or statewide rollouts at $45 per badge, sequential numbering included. |
Police Department Badges at a Glance
What we recommend for a department badge order
For a department rollout we recommend one die-struck solid brass pattern across every rank, with finish carrying the rank convention: silver for patrol and corporal, gold for sergeant and above, or gold throughout if that is your tradition. Keep one shape for the whole department so the badges read as one agency, and let rank live on the top panel. Order sequential badge numbers in a single run so the numbering is continuous, and approve one sample badge before the full order — the sample is $150 and the department pays volume pricing on everything after it. These are starting recommendations; the best police badges for your agency are the ones that match the pattern your officers already carry, and we replicate that pattern exactly from a photo.
Price Calculator
How much do custom police badges cost for a department?
Custom police badges for a department cost as low as $45 per badge at 500 or more, $55 per badge at fifty, and $65 per badge at twenty-five, personalized with department name, rank, sequential badge numbers and your city or agency seal. A single sample badge to approve the pattern is $150. There is no minimum order, no setup fee and no mold fee at any quantity, purchase orders are accepted with Net-30 terms for verified agencies, and production runs 8 to 14 weeks. Enter your headcount below to see your price.
Pricing on this page is for catalog spec-size police badges — our standard shapes and sizes, personalized with your department pattern. Badges built to your own artwork or in a non-catalog shape are quoted separately.
No minimum order · no setup or mold fees · POs accepted · production 8–14 weeks · shipping quoted separately.
Police department badge price ladder
Catalog spec-size police badges · minimum 1 · sequential numbering included
| Quantity | Price per badge | Typical department use |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2 badges | $150.00 | Sample badge to approve the pattern; chief and deputy chief set |
| 3–9 badges | $90.00 | Academy class, hiring cycle, small-town department |
| 10–15 badges | $80.00 | One shift or a specialized unit |
| 16–24 badges | $75.00 | A precinct or division |
| 25–49 badges | $65.00 | Mid-size department rebadge |
| 50–499 badges | $55.00 | Department-wide rollout after a seal or chief change |
| 500+ badges | $45.00 | County, regional, or multi-agency programs |
Does a bigger department order cost less in total?
Forty-nine police badges cost $3,185. Fifty cost $2,750. The price break at fifty does not just lower the unit price — it lowers the whole invoice, so a department of 45 officers ordering 50 badges pays $435 less than ordering 49 and gains five spares for new hires. That is why cheap custom police badges for a department almost always means ordering to the next break, not trimming the count: it makes each custom police badge cheaper and the whole run of custom police badges cheaper in total.
The same crossover happens at ten badges (nine cost $810, ten cost $800), at 25 ($1,800 becomes $1,625), and at 500 ($27,445 becomes $22,500). Because the department mold is retained at no charge, agencies that order their spare allotment in the first run avoid single-badge pricing on every new hire afterward — a replacement or new-hire badge from a mold on file is struck at the tier the department last ordered at.
Departments searching for custom police badges online, police badges for sale online, cheap police badges for a whole agency, or simply where to buy police badges, order here on a purchase order; we are a US-based manufacturer since 1999 and ship to every state, so police badges near me means any department in the country. Ordering one badge for yourself rather than for a department? See single-officer police badge pricing. To price a badge built to your own artwork instead of a catalog shape, use our full-custom manufacturing price calculator.
Badges by Rank
Which police badge does a department issue for each rank?
A department typically issues silver badges to officers and corporals, gold or silver to sergeants and lieutenants depending on its pattern, and gold to captains and above. Rank sits on the top panel, the city or agency seal in the center, and the badge number on a lower panel — and every rank is struck from the same department mold, so rank badges police departments order years apart still match. Order rank badges together for a promotion cycle, or as part of a department-wide set.
Police rank badge conventions · catalog spec-size · all fully customizable to your department pattern
| Rank | Typical finish | Typical shape | Who the department issues it to | Ordered when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Officer / Patrolman | Silver | Shield, six- or seven-point star | Every sworn patrol officer — the bulk of any department order | Academy graduation, new-hire batch, annual replacement stock |
| Police Corporal | Silver | Shield, star | Senior patrol officers below sergeant | Promotion cycle; usually ordered with the sergeant set |
| Police Sergeant | Gold or silver | Shield, star, eagle-top | First-line supervisors; a sergeant police badge marks the first supervisory rank | Promotion cycle, typically in batches of two to six |
| Police Lieutenant | Gold or silver | Shield, eagle-top | Watch commanders and unit supervisors | Promotion; the lieutenant police badge is often the department’s first gold rank |
| Police Captain | Gold | Eagle-top, shield | Division and precinct commanders | Promotion or reorganization of divisions |
| Detective / Investigator | Gold | Shield, oval | Plainclothes investigators; police detective badges are usually carried in a case, not pinned | Assignment to an investigative unit |
| Deputy & Assistant Chief | Gold | Eagle-top | Senior command staff | Appointment to command; often ordered with the chief’s badge |
| Chief of Police | Gold | Eagle-top, shield | The department head; police chief badges are gold and eagle-top by long tradition | New chief sworn in — frequently the trigger for a department-wide rebadge |
Finish convention is the department’s call, not ours — some agencies run gold for every sworn rank, others reserve it for command staff, and a patrolman badge, reserve or auxiliary badge, school resource officer badge, code enforcement officer badge, public safety officer badge, police identification badge or police commissioner badge follows whatever pattern the department sets for it. Send a photo of the badge you issue today and we replicate the pattern exactly, including finish, shape and panel layout, then strike every rank from it. A full rank set is priced by the total badge count, not by rank.
Replacements & Reorders
How does a department replace lost, stolen or worn police badges?
A department reorders replacement police badges from its mold on file at the tier it last ordered at — as low as $45 per badge — with no setup fee, no minimum, and the same sequential numbering, so a replacement badge is indistinguishable from the original issue. Production runs 8 to 14 weeks; rush is available for a lost-badge reissue. Every reorder is verified against the department’s purchasing contact before production.
Reissuing a lost or stolen badge
Send the badge number to be reissued, or a new number if department policy retires a stolen number. The replacement is struck from the department mold and finished to match the current issue. Many departments keep two to five spare badges from the original run for exactly this case; if yours did not, a single reissue is still a real order — one police badge for sale to the department at its volume tier.
Replacing worn badges across a shift
Plating thinned at the edges, chipped enamel in the seal, or a rank panel that no longer matches an assignment are replacement triggers, not repair jobs — a plated badge cannot be re-plated without losing the die detail. Batch the worn badges into one reorder to reach the next price break rather than replacing them one at a time.
New hires, promotions and retirements
Departments order police officer badges for new hires and promotions from the same mold at the department tier. A retiring officer’s badge can be retired with them or, where policy allows, struck again as a presentation piece for a shadow box — add it to the next department reorder rather than ordering it alone.
If another manufacturer made your current badges
Send clear photos of the front and back plus your department name and the rank set you issue. Among police badge manufacturers, law enforcement badge makers and every police badge maker that resells, Owl Badges cuts and retains the department mold rather than reselling another company’s stock — so if a police badge company you used before is gone, our in-house design team reproduces the pattern to match your existing issue — shape, finish, seal and panel layout — and cuts a department mold that stays on file free for every future reorder. There is no design fee and no mold fee.
Design Gallery
Police Department Badge Design Gallery
Every badge below is a sample department pattern you can adopt as your own — swap the department name, rank, badge number range and city or agency seal in the TrueBadge Designer, our live in-browser badge builder, and the whole roster is struck from that one pattern. Department police badges are as low as $45 per badge at volume with no setup fee and no minimum; approve one sample badge at $150, then order for every officer. The best looking police badges are usually the simplest: one shape, one finish per rank, a clean seal. Unique police badges come from the seal and panel text, not from an unusual shape. Pick a shape and finish below, then customize it or request department pricing.
Specs, Wear & Care
Police Department Badge Specs, Issue and Care
Every specification below is set once for the department and applied to every badge in the order — shape, finish, enamel, numbering and backing are chosen at quote time, then held on the department mold for every reorder. Department police badges are as low as $45 per badge at volume, with no setup fee and no minimum order.
Police badge specifications
| Shapes & sizes | Eagle-top shield 2.5″ × 3.46″ · Oval 2.25″ × 3.13″ · Seven-point star 3″ × 3″ · Five-point star 3″ × 3″. A police shield badge is the most common department pattern; a large police badge for dress and command wear, six-point stars, round badges and shields without an eagle top are also produced. Police badge size and dimensions are held identical across the whole order, and an oval police badge, shield or star can be specified per rank if the department pattern calls for it — those are the police badge shapes we strike most. |
| Materials | Die-struck from raw brass, nickel silver, or zinc alloy — solid metal police badges for the whole roster, never stamped sheet or plastic. The police badge metal is chosen once for the department; a silver badge police patrol officers carry and the gold command badge come from the same alloy with different plating. |
| Finishes | Gold, silver, dual-tone, antique, and subdued, assigned by rank convention. Dual-tone pairs a gold body with silver text panels or the reverse. One finish per rank across the department. |
| Enamel | Hard enamel (polished flush with the metal) or soft enamel (recessed color with raised metal lines), color-matched to the city or agency seal from your artwork or a photo of the current issue. |
| Numbering | Sequential badge numbers in one continuous run, or a number list supplied by the department. Retired numbers can be skipped; reissued numbers are struck to match the original. |
| Personalization | Department name, rank, badge number, and city, county or agency seal. Officer names are optional on department issue. No design fee — our in-house team sets up the department artwork once. |
| Backing options | Safety pin standard; belt clip, wallet clip, or hook-and-loop (Velcro) backing on request. Mixed backings within one order are fine for plainclothes and tactical units. |
| Price | As low as $45 per badge at 500+, $55 at 50–499, $65 at 25–49. A single sample badge is $150. |
| Minimum order | None. Approve one sample, then order the roster. |
| Setup / mold fees | None. The department mold is retained free, so every new hire, promotion and replacement matches the original issue. |
| Production time | 8–14 weeks from art approval. Rush production available for academy and swearing-in dates. |
Which backing to specify for each assignment
The backing determines where the badge can be carried. Specify by assignment when you order — most departments run safety pin for patrol and wallet clip for investigators.
| Backing | Where it is worn | Specify it for |
|---|---|---|
| Safety pin | Uniform shirt or jacket, left breast above the pocket. | Patrol, traffic, and every uniformed rank — the department default. |
| Belt clip | Duty belt or waistband, worn at the hip. | Officers who work in outer carriers and need the badge visible without pinning through a shirt. |
| Wallet clip | Badge wallet or credential case, paired with the department ID. | Detectives, investigators, command staff in plainclothes, and court liaison — specify a police flat badge profile with the wallet clip for credential-case carry. |
| Hook-and-loop (Velcro) | Tactical vest, plate carrier, or outer carrier panel. | SWAT, K-9, and any unit that moves the badge between carriers. |
Care instructions to issue with the badges
A plated badge is a thin finish over solid metal; the most common reason a department replaces badges early is officers cleaning them with polish. These are our instructions as the manufacturer — departments are welcome to reproduce them in a general order.
| Finish or surface | How to clean it | Never do this |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday cleaning, any finish | Wipe with a dry microfiber cloth. For heavier soil, a drop of mild dish soap in warm water on the cloth, then dry immediately and completely. | Soak the badge or leave it damp. Trapped moisture works into the pin seam and the enamel edges. |
| Gold or silver plated | Microfiber and mild soap only. The shine is in the plating, not in polishing. | Abrasive metal polish or polishing compound — it strips the plating and is the single most common avoidable cause of early replacement across a department. |
| Hard enamel | Standard cleaning is safe; the color is polished flush with the metal. | Scouring pads or abrasive powders, which dull the surrounding plating. |
| Soft enamel | Dry cloth, or a barely damp cloth wiped gently along the raised metal lines. | Ultrasonic cleaners and solvents; the recessed color will lift or craze. |
| Antique or oxidized | Dry cloth only. The darkening in the recesses is the finish the department ordered. | Any polish. It removes the intentional oxidation permanently. |
Storing spares and retired badges
| Spare stock | Keep spares in the original individual sleeves in a locked, dry cabinet, logged by badge number. Badges stored loose in a drawer scratch each other faster than daily wear does. |
| Issued, on duty | In the officer’s wallet, credential case, or clipped to the belt — never loose in a pocket with keys. |
| Retired or recovered badges | Log the number, then destroy or archive per department policy. A retired officer’s badge presented in a shadow box should be struck as a presentation piece on the next reorder, not taken from issue stock. |
| Command and honor guard sets | A lined presentation case for gold command badges and ceremonial sets keeps the finish untouched between events. |
When badges wear through across a shift — plating gone thin at the edges, enamel chipped in the seal, or numbers that no longer match assignments — the department mold is already on file and kept free. Batch the replacements into one reorder and they come back identical to the original issue at the department’s volume tier.
Police Department Badges, Order in Bulk Online
Custom police department badges for agencies of every size, from $45 to $150 with volume discounts and no minimum order. Compare options for municipal city police badges for city departments, state police agency badges for state agencies, and commemorative and anniversary police badges for department milestones. Order department police badges in bulk.
Custom Police Badges by Rank
Every rank in your agency, custom-built from raw metal. From Chief to Officer, every rank pricing tier available with volume discounts on department orders.
Chief of Police Badge
Gold-finish eagle-top or shield design for the highest-ranking officer. Custom seal, agency name, and badge number. Volume discounts on full command-staff orders.
Deputy Chief & Assistant Chief Badge
Gold-finish senior command badges with custom rank designation. Built to match Chief design for command-staff visual consistency.
Police Captain Badge
Gold-finish division or precinct commander badge. Custom precinct number, division name, and full agency seal. Volume pricing on multi-captain orders.
Police Lieutenant Badge
Gold or silver finish lieutenant badge for watch commanders and unit supervisors. Custom rank, badge number, and unit designation.
Police Sergeant Badge
Gold or silver finish first-line supervisor badge. Volume pricing on department-wide sergeant orders. Custom unit designation supported.
Detective & Investigator Badge
Gold-finish detective or plainclothes investigator badge. Often paired with credential cases. Volume pricing on detective-bureau-wide orders.
Police Corporal Badge
Silver-finish senior officer or corporal badge for agencies that use a corporal rank tier. Custom badge numbers in any range.
Police Officer Badge
Silver-finish patrol officer badge — the foundation of every department. Volume pricing as low as $45 per badge on agency-wide rollouts of 500+ officers.
Custom Law Enforcement Badges, Unlimited Customization
Every police badge in our collection is fully customizable for your law enforcement agency. Add your department or agency name, jurisdiction, rank, badge number, and seal. Choose your shape, finish, and metal. The Owl Badges TrueBadge Designer lets you preview every change in real time before you order — used by police agencies of every size and type across all 50 U.S. states.
- Agency or department name & jurisdiction
- Rank or title (Chief, Captain, Detective, Officer)
- Custom badge numbers and badge ranges
- City, county, state, federal, or tribal seal
- Choice of metal finish (gold, silver, two-tone)
When Departments Order Police Badges
Owl Badges makes custom police badges for the moments a department actually orders — a new chief, a seal change, an academy class, a lost-badge reissue, or replacement stock — for agencies of every type across all 50 U.S. states.
From single-officer replacements to full-department outfitting of major metropolitan forces — plus federal agencies, tribal police, transit authorities, and specialty units — Owl Badges manufactures police badge orders of every size with the same precision and craftsmanship.
Get a Quote for Your AgencyHOW TO
How do I order custom police badges with Owl Badges?
Whether you are a single officer ordering one replacement, a sergeant outfitting a new unit, or a department procurement officer rolling out a full agency, every order moves through the same precision four-step process.
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Browse 10,000+ proven police badge styles. Personalize for your agency and rank. Order one or order 500 — or make your own police badge in the Owl Badges TrueBadge Designer and design your own police badge pattern before the department order. As low as $45 per badge on volume orders · No minimums · POs accepted · US-based manufacturer since 1999.
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