There is hereby designated a cap badge which shall be worn by all members of the police department, which shall be roughly oblong in shape and shall be two and three-quarters inches long at its greatest length and two and one-sixteenth inches across at its greatest width, or two and three-eighths inches long at its greatest length and one and three-fourths inches wide at its greatest width. It shall consist of a five pointed star in the center thereof on a background of a circular sea with white capped waves. Directly above such star and centered on the upper point of the star shall be the word “Police” printed in a convex arc. The crown of such badge shall be a spread eagle. Between the left horizontal point of the star and the left lower point of the star shall be printed the word “Dallas” and between the right horizontal point of the star and the right lower point of the star shall be printed the word “Texas”. Directly beneath and between the two lower points of the star shall be the number of the badge wearer. The base of such badge shall consist of a wreath each side of which flares upward around the center piece of the badge to touch each wing of the eagle. Across the base of such wreath shall be printed the rank of the policeman.
All lettering and numerals on the cap badge shall be recessed in black enamel. Blue flowed enamel shall be recessed under the wings of the eagle between each star point and between the badge number and the leaves of the wreath. In the area between each of the star points the metal is to show through the blue flowed enamel to designate the white capped waves. (Code 1941, Art. 109-15; Ord. Nos. 5614; 11743)