French Police Nationale C.R.S. 161 Montpellier Company Rocker Badge. France.
A metal and enamel badge on leather rocker (pocket badge) for C.R.S. 161 Company, Montpellier, France. Riot Police (C.R.S) of the French National Police.
Police Nationale, Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (CRS), Republican Security Corps.
Pre-1964.
Manufactured by: Image R01, Epinal.
Good condition and complete with brooch fastener and leather rocker.
Ref: C3.
A metal and enamel badge on leather rocker (pocket badge) for C.R.S. 161 Company, Montpellier, France. Riot Police (C.R.S) of the French National Police.
Police Nationale, Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (CRS), Republican Security Corps.
Pre-1964.
Manufactured by: Image R01, Epinal.
Good condition and complete with brooch fastener and leather rocker.
Ref: C3.
A metal and enamel badge on leather rocker (pocket badge) for C.R.S. 161 Company, Montpellier, France. Riot Police (C.R.S) of the French National Police.
Police Nationale, Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (CRS), Republican Security Corps.
Pre-1964.
Manufactured by: Image R01, Epinal.
Good condition and complete with brooch fastener and leather rocker.
Ref: C3.
The insignia of the company is a shield with a cut partition.
The Colours are:
Red: Colour of the emblem of Languedoc-Roussillon region (commonly referred to as "Languedoc").
Blue: Color of the background of the city of Montpellier's coat of arms.
In the red part is the cross of the LANGUEDOC or TOULOUSE cross, since the city of MONTPELLIER is located in LANGUEDOC.
In the blue part is the water tower of the Promenade du Peyrou, whose colonnade, in the style of LOUIS XVI, has the simplicity of an ancient monument. From this platform one dominates the city and the whole region. It's around this hill that the city of Montpellier has been built over the years.
Finally, at the bottom, a few waves remind us that the department has a large opening to the sea.
The C.R.S. is a directorate of the French National Police: Direction Centrale des Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (Central Directorate of the Republican Security Companies; DCCRS): riot police, motorway police, and mountain rescue; commonly referred to as the CRS.
