Like Sillitoe patterns, Battenburg markings are checkered, but instead of three rows of alternating tones, they are generally limited to just one or two rows with larger blocks of white, black, or other colors. Battenburg markings were developed for use on patrol cars by the Police Scientific Development Branch (PSDB) in the 1990s following a mandate to maximize both the recognizability and the visibility of police vehicles across the United Kingdom. The pattern’s name comes from the fact that it looks a lot like a cross-section of a Battenberg cake.
