Spain, Fascist State. A Wallet Attributed To General Francisco Franco

Exterior in chocolate brown leather, with a cracked-look design and lacquered, an 11.5 mm (w) x 18.7 mm (h) insignia in 18K Gold bearing the engraved Francisco Franco coat-of-arms and marked "18K" affixed at the upper left, inside lined in a dark brown rayon/silk, with three full-width slots with dividers placed across the centre spread, in staggered heights, all of which are open on the right side, designed for bills, papers and cards, two additional slots affixed to the lower part of the left panel designed for stamps and coins, the wallet measuring 100 mm (w) x 98 mm (h) when folded, very light wear evident in the fold area on the interior, extremely fine.

Footnote: Francisco Franco Bahamonde (December 4, 1892 - November 20, 1975) was a Spanish general and politician who ruled over Spain as head of state and dictator under the title Caudillo from 1939, after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War, until his death in 1975. This period in Spanish history is commonly known as Francoist Spain or the Francoist dictatorship. This wallet came from his estate.