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[Auxilio Social paper emblem pins].
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Title:

[Auxilio Social paper emblem pins]

Creator/Contributor:

Auxilio Social (Spain), creator, publisher.

Abstract:

Die-cut paper pins issued by Auxilio Social assistance agency of Spanish government. Front of each pin illustrated with emblems pertaining to Spanish heraldry, geographical regions, historical figures, patriotic themes, historic events, material culture, flora and fauna, etc. Back of each pin includes printed description and series/item number.

Date:

1941 (issued)

Subject:

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Emblems -- Spain -- Specimens
Heraldry -- Spain -- Pictorial works
Nationalism -- Spain
Spain -- History -- 1939-1975

Note:

Title devised by cataloger.
Collection organized by publication series (i.e. Serie A-Serie X), arranged numerically, as received.
Auxilio Social paper emblem pins, BANC PIC 2022.077, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Purchase from Marc Selvaggio Bookseller ; 2022.
Issued in series, between 1941 and 1961, by Auxilio Social of Spanish government during the reign of Francisco Franco (1939-1975), perhaps modeled on similar Nationalistic propaganda emblems issued by Nazi Germany (per Catálogo de emblemas Auxilio Social, published 2017 by Subastas Sevilla).

Type:

graphic

Physical Description:

print
535 prints in 1 folder : color lithographs ; sheets 6 x 4 cm or smaller (pin format)

Language:

Spanish

Origin:

California