Noun
Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order.
Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a trade.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAn adventure may be worn as a muddy spot or it may be worn as a proud insignia. It is the woman wearing it who makes it the one thing or the other. Norma Shearer
Remember Jesus of Nazareth, staggering on broken feet out of the tomb toward the Resurrection, bearing on his body the proud insignia of the defeat which is victory, the magnificent defeat of the human soul at the hands of God. Frederick Buechner
Already many carry the purple insignia in their flesh. The light wind rises from the meadows of the past, and hurries closer to our time. Octavio Paz
They were of many types of seals, all bearing the insignia of the King. Howard Carter
All students must wear a mask, and schools are forbidden from turning back students who are not wearing safety gear bearing school colours or insignia. Source: Internet
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. Source: Internet