Griffin Ambulance Corps Patch — Order This Caduceus Maltese Cross Design
Design S1031A at a glance
A Maltese cross in navy and teal with a blue border, carrying a gold caduceus guarded by a pair of griffins. Six lettering fields leave room for a service name, an Emergency Medical Services line, a paramedic line, a medic and ambulance corps line, a three-word motto and a founding year. It reads like a heritage crest, which is why older corps tend to pick it.
Maltese cross shapeBlue borderGold caduceusTwin griffinsSix lettering fields4 thread colors
About this griffin and caduceus corps design
Griffins are guardians in heraldry, and pairing two of them around a caduceus turns a familiar medical symbol into something that looks granted rather than drawn. The Maltese cross ties the piece to the fire-service tradition many ambulance corps grew out of. Navy and teal give it a cooler, calmer palette than the usual red-and-blue EMS patch, and gold lifts the caduceus off the field.
Order it as a corps crest or customize every field: your corps name and founding year in the lettering, your own motto, a different color for the cross arms, or a single griffin if the layout needs breathing room. 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.
Ambulance corps patch quick facts
- Embroidered ambulance corps 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.
- Maltese cross outlines are finished with a merrowed or hot-cut edge depending on how sharp the arms are cut.
- Six-field layouts need roughly 4" of width to keep every line of lettering legible.
- Corps often order the full-color cross for dress uniforms and a two-color version for work shirts.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this ambulance corps patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for corps uniforms, iron-on for caps and soft goods, hook-side velcro for vests
- Sizes: 3"–12" — 4"–4.5" keeps all six lettering fields readable on a sleeve
- Colorways: navy, teal, gold and white as shown, or red and navy for a traditional fire-service look
- Border: blue (shown), gold or white
- Thread: metallic gold available on the caduceus and griffin outlines
- Artwork: the griffins redraw to another heraldic animal, or your existing corps crest, at no art charge
Who orders this design
Volunteer ambulance corps, municipal medic squads and fire-district EMS companies order this cross for dress uniforms, corps jackets and anniversary runs. Corps with a long history often order it to mark a milestone year, with a smaller batch set aside for retirees. EMS academies with a corps tradition use it for graduating classes.
Custom ambulance corps 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.
Ambulance corps patch questions
Can all six lettering fields be changed?
Yes. Service name, EMS line, paramedic line, corps line, motto and founding year all restitch to your wording, and the 4-hour mockup shows each one set in place.
Will the griffins hold their detail at sleeve size?
At 4 inches and up, yes. Smaller than that we simplify feather and wing splits on the proof so the stitching stays clean, and you approve it before production.
Can we drop the griffins and keep the caduceus?
Yes. Remove them, swap them for another animal, or replace the caduceus with a Star of Life. Mark the change in the markup tool and it rides along with your quote.
Is a Maltese cross appropriate for a stand-alone EMS corps?
Many independent corps use it to honor fire-service roots. If you prefer a shield or round, the same art moves onto either shape at the same price.
How do I show you our color and wording changes?
Use the markup tool in the quote form — circle the cross arms, pin notes on each lettering field, switch colorways — and the marked-up version attaches to your quote.
Need a different corps or EMS design?
One griffin cross is a narrow slice of the EMS work we stitch. The EMS patch gallery with shields and crosses beyond this griffin caduceus corps design shows every layout we build for medic squads. For build and backing questions — embroidery versus woven, velcro versus sew-on — the custom patch guide that walks a griffin ambulance corps order from art to delivery settles them before you order.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.