Cuba, Republic. An Order of Merit Mambi, Knight certificate_of_authenticity with horizontal pinback

with horizontal pinback

surrounded by a 13 star on scalloped blue-enamelled frame

the remaining photos are of barracks life

circumscribed by inscriptions “VERBAND DEUTSCHER BRIEFTAUBEN LIEBHABER VEREINE” (“ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN MESSENGER PIGEON FANCIERS”) and “FÜR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN” (“FOR EXCELLENT SERVICE”)

Cuba, Republic. An Order of Merit Mambi, Knight certificate_of_authenticity with horizontal pinbackInstituted December 8, 1955. In bronze gilt, a Maltese cross with a thin blue enamelled border and red enamelled ball finials, crossed swords in each quadrant, the obverse medallion featuring a superimposed soldier on a white enamel background encircled in a blue ring inscribed PATRIA HONOR LIBERTAO, surmounted by a red enamelled cap, the reverse is plain, measures 53. 70 mm (w) x 65. 22 mm (h), weighs 29. 15 grams, worn on original ribbon with