the departmental symbols were abandoned entirely, and the bronze brooches were replaced by more discreet metal badges. The Starfleet delta was a solid silver, and it stood in front of a gold ...

The curved white hook resembles the rounded, arrowhead-shape badges pinned to the uniforms of fictional Starfleet officers, such as James T. Kirk and Jean-Luc Picard, in the iconic "Star Trek ...

The symbol was designed to adorn the uniforms of Starfleet officers and crew members ... in "The Doomsday Machine," wearing a different badge aboard the U.S.S. Constellation, only further ...