University Police Keyhole Patch — Order This Pine and Sunrise Badge
Design S1271A at a glance
A badge-shaped patch with a gold merrowed edge, built around a keyhole set between pine trees under a rising sun. Four lettering lines carry the university name, a founding-year line, a police line and a public safety division line. Just two colors — green and gold — give it the restrained, official look of issued campus insignia.
Badge shapeGold merrowed borderKeyholePine treesRising sun2 thread colors
About this keyhole and rising sun university police badge
A keyhole is a quiet symbol for campus police: officers hold the keys to buildings, labs and residence halls, and the community trusts them with access. Framing it between pine trees under a rising sun ties the department to a wooded campus and a new day. With only green and gold, the badge outline reads clean and formal on any uniform color.
Customize it before it stitches: put your university and division names in the lettering, change the founding year, or swap the pines for oaks, palms or a campus landmark. 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.
University police keyhole patch quick facts
- Embroidered university police keyhole 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.
- Two-color designs keep fine edges like sunrise rays sharper than multi-color crests at the same size.
- Badge-shaped patches let campus departments echo their metal badge on the sleeve.
- Campus police departments often order the same art in a 3" chest size for polos.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this university police keyhole badge: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for uniform shirts, iron-on for polos, hook-side velcro for outer carriers
- Sizes: 2"–12" — 4"–4.5" for shoulders; 3" for chest wear
- Colorways: green and gold as shown, your school colors, or a subdued gray build for carriers
- Border: gold merrowed (shown), or green for a low-key version
- Thread: metallic gold available on the keyhole, sun and lettering
- Artwork: the pines and sunrise redraw to your campus landmark at no art charge
Who orders this design
University police departments, campus public safety divisions and college security services order this badge for officer uniforms and patrol jackets. Schools on wooded campuses keep the pines; urban campuses usually trade them for a landmark. Most orders pair sleeve patches with a smaller chest version for polos.
Custom university police keyhole 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 keyhole patch questions
Can the pine trees be replaced with our campus landmark?
Yes. Send a photo of a tower, gate or building and we redraw it around the keyhole under the sunrise at no art charge, shown on your proof first.
Can the lettering carry our division name?
Yes. All four lines restitch — university name, founding year, police line and division — and the 4-hour mockup shows your exact wording.
Can we add our school colors?
Yes. The green and gold swap for any two- or three-color school palette. Preview the change in the markup tool before you quote.
Is a subdued version available for carriers?
Yes. The badge converts to gray-on-black or tan-on-coyote with the keyhole and sunrise in a single contrast thread, previewed in the markup tool.
How do I request changes to the badge?
Use the markup tool in the quote form: circle the keyhole or trees, pin numbered notes and choose colors. Your edits travel to our art team with the quote request.
Need a different police department design?
This page covers one campus badge. For municipal shields, K9 diamonds and specialty unit stars, the police patches that sit beside this keyhole-and-sunrise university badge shows every shape departments order. Converting an existing seal, or weighing embroidered against woven or PVC? The patch overview that walks a keyhole sunrise badge through each build walks through each build.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.