PLATE 1 Fig. 1. Order of "MERITO MILITAR" issued to other ranks, in bronze, ribbon is red outer, white central stripe with blue stripes between. Fig. 2. National Flag of Salvador, blue, white, blue. Fig. 3. Private, infantry, parade dress, helmet grey with white feathers, brass fittings, tunic and trousers light tan with brass buttons, shoulder strap, cuff stripe, piping to front of jacket and stripe to trousers are all red, black shoes. Fig. 4. General in overcoat, cap blue wivh red band and piping, national cockade; blue, white, blue, gilt badge, gold lace chin-strap, gilt button, black visor, overcoat blue, gilt buttons, gold lace shoulder cords, red turnback lapels, trousers blue with gold lace stripe. Fig. 5. Escuela Politecnica Militar, cadet, service dress, light tan helmet, brown leather chin-strap, tunic and trousers Light tan, collar, cuffs and shoulder straps piped in red, collar is the roll over style with unit badge "EP", in brass, brass buttons, trouser stripe red. PLATE 2: Fig. 1. Collar, General, parade dress, red with gold lace, top edge is blue velvet. Fig. 2. Collar, Reserve Officer, gala and half gala dress, blue piped red with gilt "R" badge. Fig. 3. Collar, Escuela Politecnica Militar, gala and half gala dress, black piped red with gilt "EP"badge. Fig. 4. Collar, Officer, parade dress, red piped blue with gilt badge. Fig. 5. Collar, Surgeon, gala and half gala dress, blue piped white, gilt badge. Fig. 6. Shoulder strap, Officer, gala and half gala, gold lace board with silver stars and gilt button. Fig. 7. Shoulder strap, Armed Police, service dress, light blue piped white. Fig. 8. Cap, Reserve Officer, half gala dress, blue with blue band piped in red, red piping to top of cap, national cockade; blue, white, blue, silver badge, black visor and chin-strap, gilt buttons. Fig. 9.Cap, Colonel, half gala dress, as per fig.4. plate 1, except black leather chin strap. Fig. 10. Cap, Escuela Politecnica Militar, half gala dress, as per fig.8. plate 2. except black band with red edges. Fig. 11. Cap, Surgeon, half gala dress, same as fig.9. e.,I.cept yellow band edged in red and a gilt badge. Fig. 12. Cap, Escuela Politecnica Militar, service and campaign dress, as per fig.10, except the top is light tan not blue. Fig. 13. Cap, National Guard, half gala dress, white top with red band, national cockade, silver badge and buttons, black leather visor and chin-strap. Fig. 14. National Cockade, blue - white - blue. Fig. 15. Shoulder strap, infantry campaign and ser-Tice dress, light tan piped in red. PLATE 3: Fig. 1. Pennant of Salvador, blue - white - blue. Fig. 2. Cap, General, gala and halff gala, as per fig.4. plate 1. Fig. 3. Collar, Escuela Politecnica Militar, cadet , campaign dress, light tan, piped red with brass "EP". Fig. 4. Shoulder strap, National Guard, service dress, light blue with white metal button. Fig. 5. Shoulder strap, Surgeon, campaign dress, light tan piped yellow with silver stars. Fig. 6. Cap, Officer infantry, campaign dress, as per fig.9. plate 1, except top is light tan. Fig. 7. Armed Police, service and campaign dress, cap, tunic and trousers are all light blue piped white, black shoes. Fig. 8. National Guard, service and campaign dress, light tan hat, tunic and trousers light blue, no piping, black shoes. PLATE 4: Fig. 1. Officer Escuela Politecnica Militar, parade dress. helmet grey with gilt fittings and white feather plume, tunic blue with black collar and cuffs, collar piped red, tunic piped red, no piping to cuffs, shoulder boards in gold lace with silver stars, gilt buttons, aiguillette in gold lace, white waistbelt, trousers blue with red stripe, black shoes. Fig. 2. Surgeon, gala dress, grey helmet with gilt fittings, tunic and trousers as per fig.1. plate 4, except collar and cuffs blue, collar piped white, cuff strap yellow, side piping to cuffs yellow, black waistbelt with gilt buckle. Fig. 3. National Guard parade dress, helmet blue with red feather plume, tunic blue with red collar, cuffs and lapels, all piped in light blue, tunic front also piped in light blue, shoulder straps light blue, trousers blue with red stripe, black waistbelt and shoes, silver buttons and waistbelt buckle. Fig. 4. General, parade dress, helmet as per fig.1. plate 4., tunic blue, red collar and cuffs, gold lace on cuffs and collar, see fig.1. plate 2. for collar, front of tunic piped in gold lace, epaulettes in gold lace, red waist sash with gold lace fringe, trousers blue with gold lace stripe. PLATE 5: Fig. 1. Surgeon, campaign dress, cap light tan piped red, band light tan also piped in red, national cockade, giltbadge, black visor and chin-strap, tunic light tan, collar, cuffs and shoulder straps light tan, gold lace on shoulder straps, cuff side seams, edges to pockets and collar, fly front to buttons, trousers light tan, red stripe, black shoes. Fig. 2. Private, infantry, service and campaign dress, as per fig.3. plate 1. except different helmet which is in light tan. Fig. 3. Reserve Officer, half gala dress, cap as per fig.8. plate 2, collar as fig.2. plate 2, tunic blue with red piping to front, cuffs blue, gilt buttons, shoulder straps in gold lace with silver rank device, white waistbelt, trousers blue with red stripe. Fig. 4. Armed Police, gala dress, cap, tunic and trousers all in blue with white piping, silver buttons, chest badge and waistbelt buckle, black waistbelt, shoes, cap visor and chin-stap. 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