Insignia
It has long been the custom of The Augustan Society, Inc., to issue or authorize insignia to mark membership in the Society or its Sub-Groups and Honors granted. This page attempts to list those authorized over the years.
Note that not all remain in use, and some have never been produced. Those which are currently available to qualified members may be purchased at The Augustan Online Store.
While it is desired to post images of these insignia here, it is not presently possible due to the Webmaster being ignorant of how to do so. Assistance is solicited.
Contents
- 1 Membership
- 2 Fellowship
- 2.1 Honorary Fellowship pin
- 2.2 Fellowship pin (no class indicated)
- 2.3 Fellowship summa cum laude pin
- 2.4 Fellowship insigne cum laude pin
- 2.5 Fellowship magne cun laude pin
- 2.6 Fellowship First Class pin
- 2.7 Fellowship Second Class pin
- 2.8 Fellowship Third Class pin
- 2.9 Fellowship Fourth Class pin
- 2.10 Fellowship Fifth Class pin
- 3 Order of the Augustan Eagle
- 4 Noble Company of the Rose
- 5 Hereditary Order of Armigerous Augustans
- 6 Lineage Groups
- 6.1 Society of Descendants of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem Breast Star
- 6.2 Society of Descendants of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem Pin
- 6.3 Society of Descendants of Ireland Breast Star
- 6.4 Society of Descendants of Ireland Pin
- 6.5 Society of Descendants of Scotland Pin
- 6.6 Society of Descendants of the Conquest Pin
Membership
Insignia indicating membership in the Society is available only to members in Good Standing.
Medal of Membership
A medal bearing the likeness of Caesar Augustus in profile dependent from a ribbon of black with gold stripes.
Miniature Medal of Membership
A miniature version of the Medal of Membership for use in situations where such is appropriate.
Badge lapel pin, aka "Renaissance Pin"
While it has had several uses over the years, and has been made in both brass and enamel, it is now considered to be simply a mark of membership. One is sent to new members automatically, the cost being part of the induction fees.
Rosette
A rosette in black and gold is offered for situations where such is appropriate.
Fellowship
Fellows of the Society are entitled to the use of additional insignia, according to their rank within the system. These pins may be worn as a lapel pin or attached to the ribbon of the Medal of Membership as may be appropriate.
Honorary Fellowship pin
An oval pin bearing the Augustan eagle Sable on a field Or gutté de sangre.
Fellowship pin (no class indicated)
A pin in the shape of the Augustan eagle Sable, bordered Or.
Fellowship summa cum laude pin
An oval pin bearing the Augustan eagle Sable on a field Or gutté de sangre.
Fellowship insigne cum laude pin
An oval pin bearing the Augustan eagle Sable on a field Or gutté de larmes.
Fellowship magne cun laude pin
An oval pin bearing the Augustan eagle Sable on a field Or gutté d’huile.
Fellowship First Class pin
An oval pin bearing the Augustan eagle Sable on a field Or.
Fellowship Second Class pin
An oval pin bearing the Augustan eagle Sable on a field Gules.
Fellowship Third Class pin
An oval pin bearing the Augustan eagle Sable on a field Azure.
Fellowship Fourth Class pin
An oval pin bearing the Augustan eagle Sable on a field Vert.
Fellowship Fifth Class pin
An oval pin bearing the Augustan eagle Sable on a field Purpure.
Order of the Augustan Eagle
Members of the Order of the Augustan Eagle are eligible to purchase or rent insignia, but are not required to.
Collar of the OAE
A medal as in the Medal of Membership dependent from the shield of the Society arms the size of a breast star, hung from a collar of eightteen lins, each an Augustan Eagle as in the Fellowship pin.
Breast Star of the OAE
The shield of the Society upon a starburst Or.
Noble Company of the Rose
Members of the Noble Company of the Rose are expected to purchase insignia, but are not required to do so.
Knights/Dames Breast Star
A rose Gules seeded and leaved proper upon a starburst Argent.
Esquires Breast Star
A rose as in the Knights/Dames Breast Star, but without the starburst.
Esquires may return this insignia as a trade-in toward their Knights/Dames Breast Star at full purchase price, presuming salable condition.
Rosette
It has been proposed that a Rosette be designed and manufactured for the Noble Company, but work on this project has stopped.
Hereditary Order of Armigerous Augustans
This sub-group has been disbanded, and their insignia is no longer available.
Breast Star of the HOAA
The Augustan eagle Sable upon a bezant, surmounting a ring bearing the words, "Hereditary Order of Armigerous Augustans".
Lineage Groups
Each Lineage Group has at present a lapel pin which is sent free to new members of each. Two groups had breast stars made, and these will be sold to qualified members of each group while supplies last.
Society of Descendants of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem Breast Star
Argent a Cross of Jerusalem Or.
Society of Descendants of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem Pin
Argent a Cross of Jerusalem Or.
Society of Descendants of Ireland Breast Star
Argent a shamrock Vert.
Society of Descendants of Ireland Pin
Argent a shamrock Vert.
Society of Descendants of Scotland Pin
Argent a thistle Proper.
Society of Descendants of the Conquest Pin
Gules four swords proper conjoined in point between in 1st and 4th quarters a crown and 2nd and 3rd quarters a lion passant Or.
