The article describes the project creating Polish Navy patches in the period 1997–1999. They were designed and directed immediately to crews of vessels and shipborne forces consist of auxiliary vessels, cutters and motorboats, etc. Author starts with information about Polish military traditions concerning military badges and sources of the patches idea. The next part presents history of project realization and stress the effects. Part of the patches was adopted by crews and became official element of seaman‟s uniform. The patches were in use only for two years and therefore it is rather unknown details of Polish Navy history