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INSIGNIA BADGE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

insignia badge : an item in the "Personal Symbols" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

insigne armorié : objet de la classe «Symboles personnels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Dress
CONT

[A] neck badge consists of a full-size insignia worn around the neck and suspended from a ribbon. For all civilian dress, only one neck badge can be worn at a time.

OBS

neck insignia; neck insignias: plural forms.

Key term(s)
  • neck insignias

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tenue militaire
CONT

L'insigne en sautoir se porte autour du cou, suspendu à un ruban. Pour toutes les tenues civiles, un seul insigne en sautoir peut être porté à la fois.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Badges and Instruments of Identification
  • Police
  • Military Police
CONT

The breast badge is the predominant insignia worn by law enforcement personnel...

CONT

Breast badges shall be worn when employees use duty uniforms, semi-dress uniforms or full-dress uniforms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insignes et pièces de sécurité
  • Police
  • Police militaire

Spanish

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