And do you know where the premium attributes came from?

History carries us far from the days of the current. The badges did not appear during the Soviet era, as many believe. And not even in Tsarist Russia. Badges appeared in the ancient world BC. The very first signs were found among the ancient people, who were not yet a society, but a herd. Lived in houses built from animal skins, had their own customs, rituals. Why were invented badges?

Once upon a time, many years before our era, people began to share in classes and ranks. These were the first embryos of modern society. As a rule, two people stood out from the ordinary tribe: the leader and the shaman. Both were untouchable and very respected people. These people have a need to allocate themselves visually from the general mass of their ilk. At that time, of course, we did not know how to make such badges, as now. However, even then they existed, they only looked somewhat different. Leaders could stand out by decorating their bodies with the skin of some animal. Shamans, often, wore necklaces and bracelets. The staffs, shoes, hats, all served as symbols of difference among the ancient tribes.

The civilization developed, people developed, technologies developed. And the systems of difference, naturally, became more complicated.

Especially in this respect, Ancient Rome succeeded. There were many awards and decorations that were given to outstanding people. So, for example, wreaths and crowns were given to the most brave legionaries, who showed themselves in combat dexterous, resourceful, fearless. Sometimes, the honor of being awarded was given to the whole unit. In addition to wreaths and crowns, there were such kinds of awards as bracelets, chains. A special award was a spear with a fighting tip. The lucky one, who received such a reward, became an amateur of the public. But the most honorable award was a phaler. These are special breastplates, which represented large medallions. They depicted Medusa Gorgon, Mars, or muzzles of some beasts. Often, the lion's.

  In our time, in medieval Europe, there was another type of insignia, which was called the "Order". The members of only military-religious communities were given the marks of distinction. At first such orders were sewn on clothes and had the form of crosses. Later, the cross received an improvement, becoming metallic. Then, next to the cross appeared a star. Together they formed "signs of the Order."