French Police Sûreté Nationale pre-1965 Kepi Badge.
Enameled and chromed metal Kepi badge for French National Security (Police). France.
Sûreté Nationale, Police Nationale.
Circa 1947 to 1965.
Used, but good condition. Small spots of enamel/paint missing. Complete with two fasteners intact. Ref: C23
Enameled and chromed metal Kepi badge for French National Security (Police). France.
Sûreté Nationale, Police Nationale.
Circa 1947 to 1965.
Used, but good condition. Small spots of enamel/paint missing. Complete with two fasteners intact. Ref: C23
Enameled and chromed metal Kepi badge for French National Security (Police). France.
Sûreté Nationale, Police Nationale.
Circa 1947 to 1965.
Used, but good condition. Small spots of enamel/paint missing. Complete with two fasteners intact. Ref: C23
The National Police (Police Nationale), formerly known as the Sûreté nationale (National Security), is one of two national police forces of France, the other being the National Gendarmerie.
The National Police is the country's main civil law enforcement agency, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns. By contrast, the National Gendarmerie has primary jurisdiction in smaller towns, as well as in rural and border areas.
The National Police comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior.
The national police force was created on 14 August 1941, under the Vichy regime, by uniting the the Sûreté Nationale and the Préfecture de Police in Paris (Paris Police). They were again seperated after the Liberation on 16 November 1944.
In 1966 the Sûreté Nationale and the Préfecture de Police were amalgamated to form the Police Nationale (National Police).
