75th U. S. Probation Badge
The 75th U.S. Probation Badge celebrated the 75 years from 1940 to 2015. The agency was brought into the U.S. Courts in 1940. U.S. Probation is the only federal law enforcement agency to serve two of our three branches of government. The agency served the Department of Justice from 1925 to 1940 and has been in the U.S. Courts since that time. U.S. Probation celebrates their Centennial in 2025.
A “making of” the 75th U. S. Probation Badge from 2015. The video of the behind the scenes of our first commemorative badge may also be found on YouTube.
U.S. Army badge which inspired the design of the commemorative badge.
Badge blank strike tool. Watch the video!
Trim tool. Watch the video!
Piercing tool to remove metal under the eagles wings. Watch the video!
Extremely heavy hardened steel die permanently in the Museum. Watch the video!
Extremely heavy hardened steel die permanently in the Museum. Watch the video!
Completed badge. Marked Collinson and made in the USA. Designed by this curator. First badges delivered September 2014. Watch the video!
Obverse of 1 3/4" coin. Finished in antique gold with blue enamel. Designed by this curator. First coins delivered in September 2014.
Reverse of coin.
One inch pin. Finished in polished gold and rhodium with blue enamel. Marked Collinson and made in the USA. Designed by this curator. First badge pins delivered September 2014.
Boxed set with custom silk-screened lid. First badge sets delivered September 2014.
Custom display case for commemorative die and tools. I designed and built this case with the assistance of a Deputy U.S. Marshal. It is made of black pipe, pipe hangers, and plexiglass with a wood base.