Staff of office
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A staff of office is a staff, the carrying of which often denotes an official's position, a social rank or a degree of social prestige.
Orthodox protodeacon holding a walking stick. Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1877 (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow).
A beadle, carrying his staff; and behind him two churchwardens with staves (coloured aquatint, 1805).
Robert Laird Borden inspecting the black rod of the Canadian Parliament, 1918
Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton (d. 1757), carrying the thin white staff of the Lord Chamberlain
Baton (military)
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The ceremonial baton is a short, thick stick-like object, typically in wood or metal, that is traditionally the sign of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military officer, and carried as a pie
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan with his marshal's baton. In 1813, his baton was captured by British forces following the Battle of Vitoria.
20th century French Marshal's baton
16 March 1941, Heldengedenktag. starting from left: four high-ranking German officers with their batons (left to right: Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli; Erich Raeder; Walther von Brauchitsch; Wilhelm Keitel).
Field Marshal Keitel in May 1945 with his Interimsstab or field service baton.