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Present Day
Patch & Badge
In the center of the Lynn Police patch and
badge is the Seal of the City of Lynn
Description
of the City of
Lynn Seal
The
following shall be the device of the City Seal, as designed by Alonzo Lewis,
Esq.
To wit:
A circle enclosing a view of a portion of the city, Nahant
being in the center of the foreground, and High Rock in the center of the
background; at the right of the center of the foreground, Egg Rock, surrounded
by a light-house, in front of the city, on the right, several fishing boats;
on the left of the beach, several larger vessels; on the left of the
background, the setting sun; at the top of the circular margin, a scroll,
containing the words “LYNN, MASS.”; between the words in the middle
scroll, a lady’s boot; on the right end of the scroll, an anchor; on the
left, a shoe hammer; in the margin, below the scroll, the words “SETTLED,
1629. INSTITUTED A CITY, MAY 14, 1850.”
Past
Patch & Badges
(The above two badges are from
the private collection of Deputy Chief Kevin Coppinger.)
(This
badge was donated to the Lynn Police Department by Rich Viger on June 16,
2003.)
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