French flag finial help

[paul]

Hello every one,i have seen a lot of French finials with RF on but have come across one with RS on what does this stand for ,any info would be welcome ,Regards Paul.

[BrunoH]

Hi Paul,
RF is for "République Française" (French Republic).
No dea about the S of RS (Serbia ?)
Regards

PS: Any picture of it ?

[oldflagswanted]

RS lettering ???

... i have seen a lot of French finials with RF on
but have come across one with RS on what does
this stand for ,any info would be welcome ,
Regards Paul.

Hello Paul:
Sounds interesting, and if you send
me a photo I'll gladly post it for you.
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(below) Some my French top collection,
#66 with "RF" showing in center circle.

[paul]

finial

Nice collection ,I sent pics looking forward to your opinion ,Paul.

[oldflagswanted]

photos ...

... I sent pics looking forward to your opinion ,
Paul.

Photos provided by paul.
OFW

[oldflagswanted]

Ditto ...

Hi Paul,
RF is for "République Française" (French Republic).
No dea about the S of RS (Serbia ?) ...

Ditto based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS,
where RS=Republic of Serbia (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code)
OFW

[VALERY226]

Hello,

I don't think this finial comes from Serbia, people there use cyrilic alphabet and such .
However, I'm pretty sure it comes from Senegal, as a former french colony they keep for their uniforms and parade the french military style.
In this case, RS means République du Sénégal



We could observe a similar finial here.

Valery

[oldflagswanted]

RS means République du Sénégal ...

Hello,
I don't think this finial comes from Serbia, people there
use cyrilic alphabet and such . However, I'm pretty sure
it comes from Senegal, as a former french colony they
keep for their uniforms and parade the french military style.
In this case, RS means République du Sénégal ...
We could observe a similar finial here.
Valery

Hello Valery:
I thought maybe the non-cyrillic RS explanation
might be that it was a Serbian veterans group
in France. But your Sénégal idea seems more
plausible, especially based in the French style
unit flag shown in your provided photo example.
OFW

[paul]

finial

Hello I have been trying to track down info on this finial and have come across a French regiment which was part of the French foreign legion made up from voluntears from Africa ,The regiment de Spahis a light cavalry unit which the French still have on the go today also the Senagal army still have a Spahis unit or regiment so it says on tinternet so I wonder if the finial comes from either of these .I carn,t get a close up of any of the pics to tell at the moment ,Paul.

[GAMS1]

Spahis never belonged to the Foreign Legion , but to the colonial troops ...
A tradition regiment is still existing in the French Army .
IMO RS is belonging to the senegalese Army
Nick

[paul]

finial

Thanks every one for your help .Regards Paul.

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[FESTUNGBREST]

RS finial

The RS marking is undoubtedly French and currently stands for Republique Socialiste...lol

You can see the object is French contract made for RS: Royaume du Siam
n 1917, Siam joined the Allies of World War I and is counted as one of the victors of World War I.

In 1932, a bloodless revolution carried out by the Khana Ratsadon group of military and civilian officials resulted in a transition of power, when King Prajadhipok was forced to grant the people of Siam their first constitution, thereby ending centuries of absolute monarchy.

In 1939, the name of the kingdom, "Siam", was changed to "Thailand".

[paul]

finial

Thanks mate .Paul.

[oldflagswanted]

... very interesting ...

... object is French contract made for RS: Royaume du Siam
in 1917, Siam joined the Allies of World War I and is counted
as one of the victors of World War I. ... In 1939, the name of
the kingdom, "Siam", was changed to "Thailand".

Indeed very interesting, as noted online [link] as follows ...
"The Kingdom of Siam, now known as Thailand, is possibly one of
the least well-known participants in World War I. Siam fought against
the Central Powers by an active contribution, whatever the actual
military value, to one of the most gruelling and critical campaigns of
the war. It sent an Expeditionary Force dispatched to France, to
serve on the Western Front."
OFW
(below) Siam Forces during the WW1 Paris Victory Parade.
(below-2) Siam WW1 troops, non-French style top behind.