insignia
noun /ɪnˈsɪɡniə/
  /ɪnˈsɪɡniə/
(plural insignia or insignias)
- the symbol, badge or sign that shows somebody’s rank or that they are a member of a group or an organization
- the royal insignia
 - His uniform bore the insignia of a captain.
 - I recognized a few of the red, yellow and blue insignias on the olive-green overcoats of the soldiers.
 
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin, plural of insigne ‘sign, badge of office’, neuter of insignis ‘distinguished (as if by a mark)’, from in- ‘towards’ + signum ‘sign’.