Traffic Police Flea Pin

OFFICIAL STATE POLICE PRODUCT WITH ANTI-COUNTERFEITING GUARANTEE HOLOGRAM

These items are produced according to very specific production standards dictated by the Ministry of the Interior

Enamelled metal pin

Measures 1.5 cm

The Highway Police, also known as Polstrada or Stradale, is a specialty of the Italian State Police with the task of carrying out activities mainly relating to traffic

The first "road" police units in Italy appeared in 1926, following a decision by the Province of Verona, the first to establish a police service on its road network. The officers, armed with muskets, patrolled the province's roads. Subsequently, the Province of Brescia entrusted road policing operations to the Voluntary Militia for National Security (MVSN), and, in May of the same year, the Province of Milan organized two traffic police teams that shared control of the road network north and south of the capital.

In 1928, the "Road Militia" was established as a specialty of the MVSN, and four years later, in 1932, the organization of the corps was established, and its name was changed to "National Road Militia." The license plates of vehicles used by the service featured the number on the first line, followed by the initials "MdS" on the lower line; motorcycles also had a front license plate, mounted lengthwise on the fender, as was already the case in the Royal Army and Royal Navy.