Another addition that can be made to a coat of arms is the insignia of a baronet or of an order of knighthood.

The statutes of each order specify matters such as the size of the order, the use of post-nominal letters and insignia design and display.

The first insigne was in fact a larger, cut-and-engraved silver medallion, essentially a square of metal with a loop cut integrally with the body of the square from the same sheet of silver, in order to allow for suspension from one or two ribbons worn around the member's neck in the manner in which the older fraternities ( and the Freemasonic bodies on which the collegiate societies were in part patterned ) wore their own insignia.

The Life – Star order was reversed in 1924, apparently because the five-pointed star of the Star Scout insignia could be associated with the five merit badges required to earn the rank immediately following First Class Scout.

From the adjective have been formed the nouns " the Pontifical " ( the liturgical book containing the prayers and ceremonies for rites used by a bishop ) and " pontificals " ( the insignia of his order that a bishop uses when celebrating Pontifical Mass, not papal insignia, such as the papal tiara ).

The insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the civil division of the order.

The insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the military division of the order.

Upon admission into the Order of Merit, members are entitled to use the post-nominal letters OM, and are entrusted with the badge of the order, consisting of a golden crown from which is suspended a red enamelled cross, itself centred by a disk of blue enamel, surrounded by a gold laurel wreath, and bearing in gold lettering the words FOR MERIT ; the insignia for the military grouping is distinguished by a pair of crossed swords behind the central disk.

Müller circa 1898 with the insignia of the order Pour le Mérite and the Bavarian Order of Maximilian

A military order may use a medal as its insignia, however, most tend to have a unique badge or a type of plaque specifically designed for an emblem.

Presentation copies sent to the foreign members of the order were reciprocated by gifts of gold insignia from the King of Denmark, the Elector of Brandenburg and the Elector Palatine.

The insignia of the order consisted of:

The insignia of order could be awarded " with diamonds " as a special distinction.

An order with the same name but with different insignia and statutes was first unofficially re-established by the Orthodox Church of Russia on December 27, 1988.

The collar, the sash and the star of the Imperial Order were only worn with uniform or full evening dress ; the insignia are nowadays worn on lounge suit and at least one recipient was seen wearing the order dressed in lounge suit without a tie, something that would be unheard of during the Imperial era.

For instance, it also defined the order of marching when the emperor was present, both with and without his insignia.

In order to avoid criticism from both American and Native Hawaiian critics, Gould and Kalākaua made an effort to observe the many complex customs and ritualistic insignia needed to produce an accurate representation of a high-ranking Native Hawaiian chief.

Army CIC officers wear CIC-Land collar insignia and CIC shoulder titles, depending on the order of dress being worn.

Philip II of Spain sent him to the University of Coimbra in order to give it prestige, and when Suárez visited the University of Barcelona, the doctors of the university went out to meet him wearing the insignia of their faculties.

The insignia of the order for men was an eight-pointed silver star, with the top ray obscured by a crown ; the golden central medallion bore the cipher of the reigning monarch surrounded by the legend ' For Faithful Service '.

The insignia of the order for women had the same medallion as for men, surrounded by a silver laurel wreath and topped by a crown.

Conventionally, a diploma is prepared to accompany the insignia of the order, and in some rare instances, the personal signature of the emperor will have been added.

The insignia of Apollo 16 is dominated by rendering of an American eagle and a red, white and blue shield, representing the people of the United States, overlaying a gray background, the lunar surface.

The Gate House emblem is the Phoenix, visible in the bottom-right corner of the Victoria College insignia.

The first is a " JAGUARS " wordmark underneath the NFL insignia on the chest ; this mimics the Titans ' and Eagles ' uniforms, for instance.

The phantom insignia on the Koenigsegg's rear window is a tribute to a squadron from the Swedish air force wing F 10 Ängelholm, which had the ghost as its emblem.

President Kennedy established the current decoration in 1963 through Executive Order 11085, with unique and distinctive insignia ( it was the first civilian neck-decoration and, in the grade of Awarded With Distinction, is the only U. S. sash and star decoration ), vastly expanded purpose, and far higher prestige ( some have likened the PMOF to a U. S. equivalent of a knighthood ).

The use of the term to refer to bishops in general is reflected in the terms " Roman Pontifical " ( a book containing rites reserved for bishops, such as confirmation and ordination ) and " pontificals " ( the insignia of bishops ).

A IDF טוראי Turai ( Private ) wears no uniform insignia and is sometimes described as having a " slick sleeve " for this reason.

The Gate House emblem is the Phoenix, visible in the bottom-right corner of the Victoria College insignia.

The club insignia is based on the mythical Wyvern and rowers compete in the club's colours of black and white.

A gold rod is also used in the insignia ; gold rods were formally used in the investitures of dukes, but survive now in the investitures of Princes of Wales only.

A royal cypher, appearing on buildings and official seals, or a crown, seen on provincial and national coats of arms, as well as police force and Canadian Forces regimental and maritime badges and rank insignia, is also used to illustrate the monarchy as the locus of authority, the latter without referring to any specific monarch.

The word is usually used in reference to a kind of fret in architecture, or to a badge or insignia used in military or police uniforms to indicate rank or length of service, or in heraldry and the designs of flags ( see flag terminology ).

The lightning bolt is used to represent the instantaneous communication capabilities of electrically-powered telegraphs and radios, and is a common insignia for military communications units throughout the world.

It is officially used on documents such as United States passports, military insignia, embassy placards, and various flags.

The rank insignia for a vice admiral usually involves three stars, but this is not always the case.

The rank insignia of a Canadian vice-admiral is as follows:

-On winter black mess dress jacket and winter black service dress tunic: the cuff insignia is one wide gold braid below two standard size gold braids, the superior one includes the executive curl.

Since the mid 1990s, the insignia of a Royal Australian Navy Rear Admiral is the crown of St Edward above a crossed sword and baton, above two silver stars, above the word " AUSTRALIA ".

The rank insignia for a rear-admiral is two gold maple leaves beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St Edward's Crown, worn on shoulder boards and slip-ons on uniforms other than the service dress tunic.

The rank insignia for a rear-admiral is two stars beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by Emblem of India, worn on shoulder boards.

When Bảo Đại, the last Emperor of Vietnam, abdicated in August 1945 at Huế he is recorded to have surrendered the royal insignia to the new communist authorities.

It is possible that the imperial insignia, if they had not been removed and taken elsewhere in 1945, were lost or destroyed at this time.

The insignia is given to fourth class ( freshmen ) cadets at the Recognition Ceremony near the end of their first year rite of passage.