Space Marine Honour Badges

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Honour badges are used by Space Marines to recognize battle prowess and to designate specialists, such as Apothecaries and Techmarines. Each honour badge has its own customs of display, but are typically worn, painted or embossed on the recipient's power armour. Some honours, such as the Iron Halo and Imperial Laurel, are commonly displayed on Space Marine Standards, particularly Chapter Banners.

List of Honours

Name	Origin	Summary	Image
Aquila	Ultramarines	Honour badge proclaiming great wisdom. Awarded to Captain Cato Sicarius at the commencement of the Dantaro Campaign.[3b]
Aquila Token	Achilus Crusade
Bloody Mantle	Minotaurs	[4f]
Blood Drops	Blood Angels	[6]
Citation for Fortitude	Sons of Medusa	[4e]
Crux Terminatus	Codex Astartes
Dagger Protectiva	Black Templars	[10]
Distinguished Service Skull	Black Templars	[10]
Enemy for Valour	Fire Hawks	This is the only honour known to be granted to enemy combatants.[4b]
Entry into the Chronicle of a "Death-Speaker"	Executioners	[4d]
Eternium Ultra	Ultramarines	Awarded to Captain Cato Sicarius, marking him as High Suzerain of Ultramar and defender of the eight systems of Ultramar.[3b]
Hands of the dead	Imperial Fists	The hands of fallen brothers are awarded to marines who have distingushed themselves in battle. The recipient then practice the art of scrimshaw upon the bones.[5]
Honorifica Valourum	Ultramarines	In recognition of exceptional bravery. Awarded to Captain Cato Sicarius for fighting Orks during the Battle for Dyzanyr.[3b]
Imperial Cross	Black Templars
Imperial Laurel	Codex Astartes
Imperialis	Codex Astartes
Iron Halo	Codex Astartes
Iron Skull	Codex Astartes
Laurel of Defiance	Ultramarines	[1g]
Laurel of Endurance	Star Phantoms	[4g]
Machina Opus	Codex Astartes
Marksman's Honour	Codex Astartes
Medallion Immolatus	Fire Hawks	[1a]
Oath Seal	Adeptus Astartes	Was applied before a battle, commending the Space Marine to victory.[8]
Order of Guilliman	Novamarines	[1f]
Order of the Black Cross	Black Templars	[10]
Order of the Fire of Ry'lan	Salamanders	[4c]
Order of Martyrdom	Fire Angels	[1c]
Order of the Sundering Star	Marines Errant	[1b]
Pennant Specularis	Star Phantoms	[4h]
Prime Helix	Codex Astartes
Principex Maxima	Ultramarines	[3a]
Purity Seal	Codex Astartes
Raptor Imperialis	Imperial Fists/ presumably - other Legions	Indicated that its owner fought alongside the Emperor himself.[7]
Red Hand	Minotaurs
Sanghuata	Legiones Astartes	Indicates status as a Consul-Opsequiari disciplinary officer.[1]
Service Studs	Codex Astartes
Sigil of Prophecy	Mantis Warriors	[4a]
Tenebrae Astra	Raptors	[1d]
Triple Blood Drips	Ultramarines	[9]
Valour Crest	Ultramarines	Helmet crest, earned for acts of near-suicidal bravery. Awarded to Captain Cato Sicarius after the Battle for Fort Telendrar.[3b]
Victorex Alpha	Ultramarines	In recognition of exceptional valour. Awarded to Captain Cato Sicarius during the Siege of Rynneth V.[3b]
Writ Sanguinatus Mori	Lamenters	[1e]

Sources

• 1: Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One
  • 1a: pg. 71
  • 1b: pg. 79
  • 1c: pg. 91
  • 1d: pg. 99
  • 1e: pg. 107
  • 1f: pg. 117
  • 1g: pg. 116
• 2: Insignium Astartes, pg. 62
• 3: Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)
  • 3a: pgs. 18-19
  • 3b: pg. 22
• 4: Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two
  • 4a: pg. 68
  • 4b: pg. 70
  • 4c: pg. 75
  • 4d: pgs. 84-85
  • 4e: pg. 95
  • 4f: pgs. 110-112
  • 4g: pg. 133
  • 4h: pg. 139
• 5: Space Marine (Novel), ^{[Needs Citation]}, pg. 143
• 6: Warhammer 40,000: Compilation, pg. 30
• 7: White Dwarf 73 (2015), Forge World - Sigismund, First Captain of the Imperial Fists
• 8: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal, pg. 177
• 9: White Dwarf 97 (UK), pg. 49
• 10: Games-Workshop - Black Templars Crusades, Purging of Centrati's Eye (dated 16 January 2006, last visited 9 June 2023)
• 11: The Horus Heresy Book Seven pg. 74

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• Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition), ^{[Needs Citation]}
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