Beautiful and rare sterling silver spoon of the highest quality from Palm Beach Florida dating back to years around 1900 featuring on the front enamel old royal shield or coat of arms for Spain, below writing PALM BEACH FLORIDA down the handle. In the gold finished bowl it has embossed image of building, the writing is ROYAL POINCIANA. It measures 4-5/8” (116 mm) long, weighs 12.9 grams and is in excellent condition except little bit of dark blue enamel is missing at the lower end of handle. On the back marked GREENLEAF & CROSBY CO., has a hallmark, STERLING, engraved initials and on the back of bowl MARCH 1897. Shipping on multiple purchases is gladly combined. Please see other, some rare, collector spoons I'm currently listing.
More on the subject: The flag of Castile and León is the official flag of the Spanish
autonomous community of Castile and León. It consists of the quartered coats of
arms of Castile, represented by a castle, and León, represented by a lion.
Christopher Columbus bearing the flag of the Crown of Castile when reaching the
"New World”. This flag is used to represent the two cultural identities
who share this administrative region, the Castle for Castile, and the Lion for
León. The lion design is attributed to Alfonso VII of León, who became king of
León and Castile in 1126. The castle symbol is attributed to his grandson
Alfonso VIII of Castile, in 1230, Ferdinand III of Castile united the two
kingdoms in the Crown of Castile (1230–1715) and quartered the arms as a symbol
of the union. Three centuries of Spanish presence on the American continents
left a consistent footprint. In many areas of the Southern United States, for
example, symbols of Spanish ancestry are preserved in the coat of arms or
symbols of states and cities. Several cities, like Los Angeles, California and
St. Augustine, Florida, incorporate the signs of the Kingdom of Castile on
their shields or flags. In displays of the six flags that have flown over
Texas, also flown in St. Augustine, Florida and Louisiana, Spain is usually
represented by the flag of Castile and León.