Investigations Unit Patch — Order This Eye Keyhole Design
Design S0438A at a glance
An open eye staring through a keyhole, a currency mark worked into the iris — financial crimes investigation compressed into one image, ringed with 'Inter-Agency Fraud Task Force' style lettering in gold on black. Economic-crime units rarely get insignia this literal about the work. The currency symbol swaps for a circuit trace for cyber-fraud squads; all lettering restitches.
Round shapeMerrowed borderEye in keyholeCurrency irisGold ring lettering4 thread colors
About this fraud investigations design
White-collar units spend careers explaining what they do; this patch does it in a glance. The keyhole is surveillance and access, the eye is the examiner, and the currency mark in the iris names the quarry. Black-and-gold keeps it formal enough for courthouse testimony days, and the single strong image survives shrinking to cap size better than busy multi-element seals.
Cyber-fraud and financial-intelligence squads adapt the iris — circuit traces, a bitcoin mark, a ledger line — and reword the ring to their task force. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; the stitch-ready proof arrives 6–12 hours after you order, and nothing is produced until you approve it.
Investigations unit patch quick facts
- Embroidered investigations 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.
- Single-image designs like this keyhole stay legible at cap size where seals blur.
- Fraud units often order two iris versions — currency and cyber — under one quote.
- Plainclothes squads take velcro so the patch comes off before field interviews.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this investigations patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: velcro for plainclothes soft shells, sew-on for raid jackets, iron-on for office wear
- Sizes: 2"–12" — 3.5" standard; 2.5" for caps
- Colorways: black-gold as shown, or subdued builds for warrant-service mornings
- Border: merrowed (shown)
- Thread: metallic gold ring available; the iris detail stitches in high-count satin
- Artwork: iris motif swaps to circuit, ledger or your agency mark — redrawn at no art charge
Who orders this design
Financial crimes units, inter-agency fraud task forces, and district attorney investigators order this keyhole round for soft shells and raid jackets. State consumer-protection enforcement teams run it with their agency ring text. The two-iris order — currency for financial, circuit for cyber — is this design's signature request.
Custom investigations 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.
Investigations unit patch questions
Can the iris symbol change for our cyber squad?
Yes — circuit traces, a key-and-ledger, or any mark your unit uses swaps into the iris at no art charge. Many task forces order currency and cyber versions together.
Is this appropriate for courtroom days?
The black-and-gold build reads formal — closer to a seal than a tactical patch. For field operations, the subdued versions tone it down further.
Can the ring name two agencies?
Yes — upper arc for one, lower for the other, exactly how joint task forces split billing. Both appear on your 4-hour mockup.
What size for a plainclothes soft shell?
3.5 inches velcro-backed is standard — present when you want it, gone before a knock-and-talk.
How do we start the order?
Request a quote from this page — mark any changes on the design with the markup tool first — and a stitch-accurate mockup lands in your inbox within 4 hours.
Following the evidence elsewhere?
Investigative squads are one specialty — the gallery of unit patches for detectives, patrol, K9 and tactical teams maps the whole department's options. For the paperwork side — materials, tiers, turnaround — the patch ordering reference with full pricing structure closes the case.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.