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Spain. Gilt collar badges with the number “5” from the period of Isabella II, Amadeo I, Alfonso XII or Alfonso XIII. Size: 34 mm
Pair of gilt brass collar insignia with the number “5”, plain pattern with rear ring attachments.
UNIFORM REGULATIONS
The uniforms of the Spanish Army included regimental numbers on the collar of the tunic from the mid-19th century.
Already in the Infantry Uniform Regulations booklet of 1867 it states:
“Line Regiments […] gilded numbers 30 millimetres in height. Numbers from 1 to 40.”
In 1869 a Uniform Regulations booklet for the Infantry was published which included:
“Uniform of Chiefs and Officers: Coat. – […] on the sides the regimental number in gilt metal shall be placed / Garments for troop use: Greatcoat. – […] on each side the regimental number.”
This booklet does not mention the size of the numbers, but we know that different sizes exist.
In the Regulations of 1908 and 1909 the gilt metal numbers for the Line Infantry Regiments were maintained, and they continued in use until the Regulations of 1925 and 1926, when they disappeared completely.
REGIMENTS
Alfonsine collar insignia for the Infantry uniform of the following regiments:
Regimiento «Infante» Nº 5
Regimiento «Extremadura» Nº 15
Regimiento «Navarra» Nº 25
Regimiento «Toledo» Nº 35
Regimiento «Tetuán» Nº 45
Regimiento «Vizcaya» Nº 51
Regimiento «Andalucía» Nº 52
Regimiento «Guipúzcoa» Nº 53
Regimiento «Isabel la Católica» Nº 54
Regimiento «Asia» Nº 55
Regimiento «Álava» Nº 56
Regimiento «Alcántara» Nº 57
Regimiento «Cádiz» Nº 58
Regimiento «Jaén» Nº 59
Regimiento «Tarragona» Nº 65
Regimiento «Palma» Nº 75
