University Police Patch — Order This Gargoyle Crest Design
Design S0428A at a glance
A navy shield with an unusual guardian: a grey stone gargoyle crouched on an open book, an owl at its shoulder — campus gothic rendered in thread. 'Virtue & Vigilance' style motto space runs the lower banner, maroon panels frame the top. It's the design departments pick when their campus has actual gargoyles on the architecture; the figure redraws to one of yours from a photo.
Shield shapeMerrowed borderStone gargoyleOpen bookOwl companionMotto banner
About this gargoyle crest university design
Most campus crests reach for griffins and torches; this one reaches for the building itself. A gargoyle — the original architectural guardian — gives a university department insignia rooted in its own stonework, and the grey stone texture stitches convincingly against navy. The owl keeps the academic note, perched where it watches both the book and the viewer.
Departments at gothic-revival campuses send photos of their own gargoyles for us to redraw — the result is insignia no other school can wear. Others swap the figure for a mascot or keep it generic. This page shows a design concept we manufacture to order; proof in 6–12 hours, production after your approval.
University police patch quick facts
- Embroidered university 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.
- Stone-texture figures like this gargoyle stitch best at 4" and above.
- Most campus departments order one art in two banner versions — sworn and non-sworn.
- Night-shift details often take the blackout version of their day patch.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this university patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for uniforms, velcro for soft shells and event vests, iron-on for staff polos
- Sizes: 2.5"–12" — 4" shoulder standard keeps the gargoyle detail readable
- Colorways: navy-maroon-gold as shown, your school colors, or subdued builds
- Border: merrowed (shown) or hot-cut for a sharper shield outline
- Thread: the grey stone effect uses two-tone shading; metallic gold available for banners
- Artwork: your campus's own gargoyle, statue or mascot replaces the figure — redrawn from a photo at no charge
Who orders this design
University police departments on gothic and collegiate-revival campuses order this crest for sworn uniforms; the gargoyle motif also suits museum security and historic-district details. Alumni associations have ordered small runs as retirement gifts for career officers. Standard order: 4-inch sew-on uniform set plus a velcro soft-shell set.
Custom university 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.
University police patch questions
Can you redraw our actual campus gargoyle?
Yes — a straight-on photo is enough. We redraw it in the crouched-guardian pose at no art charge, and your mockup shows it in place before anything stitches.
Will the stone texture survive at shoulder-patch size?
At 4 inches, yes — the two-tone grey shading keeps its depth. Below 3.5 inches we simplify the shading on your proof so the figure stays crisp.
Can the motto be in Latin?
Of course — the banner takes about 24 characters at shoulder size. Longer mottos wrap to a second ribbon we add to the die line at no charge.
Do you handle both sworn-police and security versions?
Yes — one art, two banner texts, one combined quote. Both versions price at the total quantity, which usually drops the tier.
What's the best way to request this with our changes?
Use the markup tool in the quote form to recolor the field to your school colors and pin notes on the figure — the marked design attaches to your quote and a designer confirms it within 4 hours.
More patch designs you can order
Browsing past the quad?
Campus insignia sits inside a much larger catalog — the police patch collection organized by unit type and shield shape shows what municipal and county agencies order. For the program-level questions — embroidery versus woven, pricing tiers, backings — start at the custom patch guide covering every build we manufacture.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.