Officer's disk/Legends

An officer's disk (or disc), was an insignia and coding device used in the military branch of the Galactic Empire since its early days. They were already worn in 19 BBY by the graduates of the first Imperial class from the military academies.Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison 1 Such disks contained coded identification information and consisted of a metallic stepped cone shape appearing to be three disks stacked on top of one another. Code disks were featured on the hat and belt buckle of the most high-ranking Imperial officers. Their function was similar to that of the code cylinders, which were also part of the officers' service uniform.
When the Galactic Empire collapsed following the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY,The New Essential Chronology the code disks remained in use within the Imperial splinter factions, along with the rest of the Imperial uniform.
==Behind the scenes==
In an interview published in the ninety-eighth issue of the Star Wars Insider, costume designer John Mollo revealed the "officers' disks" came from a shop in Borehamwood, England, where the Elstree Studios are located. They were in fact spare pulleys from the middle of a record player, and Mollo's costuming crew actually ordered about five hundred of them.
==Appearances==
==Sources==
*Star Wars Handbook 1: X-Wing Rogue Squadron 
*Star Wars: Behind the Magic
*Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
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*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
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*Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
==Notes and references==
Category:Identification devices
Category:Imperial Military
Category:Insignia