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An insignia (Latin: īnsignia, nominative plural of īnsigne, "emblem, token, symbol"), plural insignias, is a symbol or token of personal power, status or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction.[1] An insignia is usually the emblem of a specific or general authority.
Official insignia are often protected by law as to allow their use only by people holding a specific office or staff members acting on behalf of such a person. Misuse, defacement and destruction of such symbols is considered an offense in many countries.
Typical examples of insignia include:
Switzerland, Austria, Italy, United Kingdom, France
Latin literature, Romance languages, Ancient Rome, Rome, Ecclesiastical Latin
Carl-Alexander von Volborth, The Hague, A. C. Fox-Davies, Sloane Evans, Thomas Woodcock (officer of arms)
Ukrainian Air Force, Ukrainian Ground Forces, Polkovnyk, Khorunzhiy, Ukrainian Navy
American Civil War, Title 10 of the United States Code, World War I, Bill Clinton, Marksmanship Device
Argentine Army, Argentine Navy, Argentine Air Force, Insignia, Argentina
Brazilian Navy, Insignia, Colonel, Portugal, Brazilian Air Force
Insignia, Czech Republic, Veto, Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, Orders, decorations, and medals of Ukraine
United States Army, Virginia, Insignia, Flag, United States Army Corps of Engineers
General, Insignia, British Army, Military ranks of Turkey, Flags of the Republic of Macedonia