Tassels for Mayor's Staff with silk cords

Tassels for baton or mayor (maniple) with silk cord. This cord of braided gold and black thread is passed through the eyelet of the command staff. The baton of command (or rod of command, also called maniple) is a protocol accessory that denotes in the person who carries it, authority or command over a group or identity collective.

There are numerous cords for batons. The black and gold colors identify the figure of the mayor:

Mayor: Gold and Black.

Deputy Mayor: Black and Gold.

Overall: Gold.

Admiral: Gold and Red.

Colonel: Black.

Justice of the Peace: Maroon and Black.

Judge: Silver and Black.

In elections, whether municipal, regional or general, there are a series of regulations and protocols that must be followed. One of them is the act of constitution of the municipal corporations, whose high point (from the point of view of tradition) is the handing over of the mayor's baton.