University Police Lion Patch — Order This Open Book Shield Design
Design S1535A at a glance
A gold-edged shield with a rampant lion holding an open book — heraldry borrowed straight from academic crests. Four lettering fields carry the institution name, a police line, a founding year and a security and service division line. Red, gold and cream give it the collegiate warmth of a school crest while keeping a duty-patch finish.
Shield shapeGold merrowed borderRampant lionOpen book4 lettering fields3 thread colors
About this rampant lion and open book campus shield
Campus police departments sit inside an academic institution, and the best insignia acknowledges that. This shield borrows the lion-and-book language of a university crest, so it looks at home on a quad without losing its law enforcement purpose. The rampant pose gives the lion energy, and the open book signals learning. Red, gold and cream echo traditional school colors.
Customize it for your campus: set the institution name and year, change the division line, or recolor the field to your school's colors. The lion can also become your school mascot redrawn from a logo file. 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 lion patch quick facts
- Embroidered university police 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.
- Crest-style campus shields are usually ordered 4" tall for sleeves and 3" for polos.
- Many campus departments order separate runs for sworn officers and security staff from the same art.
- The lion can be redrawn as your school mascot at no additional art charge.
- Owl Badges is a US-based badge and patch manufacturer in Simi Valley, California, in business since 1999.
Customize this university police patch: backing, size, and thread options
- Backing: sew-on for officer shirts, iron-on for security polos, hook-side velcro for vests
- Sizes: 2.5"–12" — 4" for sleeves, 3" for polo chests
- Colorways: red, gold and cream as shown, or your school colors
- Border: gold merrowed (shown), or red or navy merrow
- Thread: metallic gold available for the lion and book edges
- Artwork: the lion redraws to your mascot or crest animal at no art charge
Who orders this design
University and college police departments, campus public safety offices and residence-life security teams order this shield for officer uniforms and staff polos. Departments with both sworn officers and civilian security use the division line to tell them apart. Orders often include a run for student safety escorts.
Custom university police 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 lion patch questions
Can the lion be replaced with our school mascot?
Yes. Send your mascot artwork and we redraw it holding the open book, or on its own, at no art charge. Your proof shows the result.
Can we use our school colors?
Yes. Recolor the shield to your institution's colors in the markup tool, and the quote references the version you pick.
Can sworn officers and security staff have different versions?
Yes. Keep the shield and change the division line for each group. Both versions can go on one quote.
Do we need permission to use our institution's name?
Your department supplies the wording and approves the proof. If your institution requires brand approval, we can send the proof for that review before production.
How do I request changes?
Use the markup tool in the quote form to circle the lion or lettering, pin notes and change colors. Your markup goes with the quote.
Comparing other campus and police designs?
This page covers one lion-and-book campus shield. Patrol shields, K9 emblems and detective stars are in the police patch selection beyond this rampant lion campus shield. For backing, build and quantity pricing, the patch guide that prices a red and gold open book shield explains each option.
Notes
Drop a 📍 pin on the patch, then type what you want changed there.