See also Coat of Arms
Individuals in the SCA may design their own badges for personal use. While a personal device says "This is me.", a badge says "This is mine." Badges are used by individuals to to identify their belongings.
The badge identifies people wearing it as being from a particular group or area. Guilds use badges to identify their members.
-- Mistress Arlys o Gordon
See also: Kingdom Populace Badges