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A sheriff's badge (top)

A badge was an insignia which could be a symbol of authority, responsibility, or membership of an organization. (DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations")

The mascot of Tribbles Spicy Ranch cereal wore a cowboy hat with a sheriff's star-shaped badge pinned to it. (ST: "The Trouble with Edward")

The badge worn by many generations of Starfleet personnel was shaped like an arrowhead. Like the uniform, it showed the division in which one was serving. In the 24th century, this badge was integrated with the communicator to become the combadge. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint", et al.)

In the novel Federation, written by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, the shape was explained as indicative of the warp threshold boundary. The star in the middle of the badge represented the speed of light, the upper edge of the badge was a graph of normal energy versus speed (indicating that it was impossible to reach the speed of light without infinite energy) and the lower edge the graph with warp engines taken into account.

In the mid-23rd century, two types of distinctive Vulcan badges, including the IDIC, were worn by graduates of the Vulcan Science Academy on their graduation day. One of these badges was worn on the left breast of a white cloak and the other, the IDIC, was worn near the neck, clasping the front of the cloak together. (DIS: "Lethe")

These Vulcan badges were 3D printed and hand painted in Toronto, Canada. ("Star Trek Exhibition" at DIS: "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" screening, Millbank Tower, London, UK, 5 November 2017) One of each type of these badges was featured at Star Trek: The Exhibition in Blackpool, UK, and are now on a world tour, first shown at a screening of the episode "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" at London's Millbank Tower on 5 November 2017. There, a placard describing the exhibit referred to them as "Vulcan IDIC badge and pendant".

The medicine badge was a badge adorned to a headband which was worn by the medicine chief of the Amerind inhabitants. (TOS: "The Paradise Syndrome")

As of 2399, visitors to Starfleet Headquarters were issued badges identifying them as visitors. (PIC: "Maps and Legends")

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