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Official Badge Generator

Welcome to the Official Badge Generator. Enter some text, choose a an emblem, pick your colors, and click the 'Go' button. A Badge will be generated for you. Collect 'em, trade 'em, put 'em on your website, or e-mail 'em to your friends.

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(Note: do not link directly to the image generated on this site - it won't work. You are free to download the image, copy it, put it on your own website, or distribute it however you like. If you don't have a website to store it on, there are plenty of free image hosting sites available.)

From Wikipedia:

A badge is a device, patch, or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath (e.g., police and fire), a sign of legitmate employment or student status, or as a simple means of identification. They are also used in advertising and publicity.

Badges have become highly collectible: in the UK, for example, the Badge Collectors' Circle has been in existence since 1980.

In the military, badges are often used to denote qualifications received through military training. Similarly, scouting organizations use them to show group membership and rank.

More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badge