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:''For the electronics brand-name of the same name, see ''Best Buy''
:''For the Cruise Ship 'Insignia' see Oceania Cruises
:''For the Band 'Insignium' see Insignium
'Insignia' (the plural of Latin ''insigne'': emblem, symbol) is a symbol or token of personal power, status or office, or of an official body of government or jurisdiction. Insignia are especially used as an emblem of a specific or general authority.
Typical examples of insignia are:

★ Crowns

★ Flags of a country or state

★ Coats of arms and Heraldry

★ Seals

★ Ensigns

★ Roundels

★ Badges

★ Cockades

★ Other National Emblems

★ Shoulder patch, or shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI)

★ Military rank and unit markings:

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★ British Army officer rank insignia

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★ British Army Other Ranks rank insignia

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★ Croatian military ranks insignia

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★ U.S. Army officer rank insignia

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★ U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia

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★ U.S. Navy officer rank insignia

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★ U.S. Navy enlisted rate insignia

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★ United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia

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★ United States Air Force officer rank insignia

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★ Polish Armed Forces rank insignia

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★ Nazi Party rank insignia
Official insignia are often protected by law as to allow their use only by people holding a specific office or staff members action on behalf of such a person. Misuse, defacement and destruction of such symbols is considered an offense in many countries.