Badge numbers were now permanently assigned to Officers. As for rank, command staff still use a gold colored badge and Sergeants and Officers are issued a silver colored badge. The badge contract was also given to “Ed Jones Badge Co.” The current style badge still kept the seven-point star but added a rank ribbon, detailed leafing and blue enamel for the text on the badges.

In 1976 the department changed to a four-digit number system and at the same time changed the badge style to the current version. The badge company “Irvine and Jenkins” made most of the early San Jose Police badges. Some of the badges, including all of the early Auxiliary, Reserve, or also called “Special Police” badges were made from chrome, tin, and nickel, primarily due to the need to preserve certain metals for the war efforts. Most of the early badges were made of sterling silver, and 10k gold. During the same era Sergeants and Traffic Officers wore a silver seven-point star with detailed leafing and/or scrolling and Command Officers badges were similar, but with gold finishes. The traditional SJPD Police Officer’s badge from the 1900’s to 1976 was a smooth background seven-point star that read “SAN JOSE POLICE” in black enamel and had an assigned number, 1-3 digits long in the center, and were reissued as members left the department. Some of the early Chiefs and command rank badges were special designs and may have been hand made by local jewelers. There were a few exceptions one such example is the early 1900’s detective badges that had an “eagle-top” shield style. Some of the early badges dating back to the late 1800’s were five, six, and even a few seven-point stars. The badge of the SJPD has traditionally been a seven-point star.

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