Cuba, Republic. A Group of Three Orders of Merit and Distinction Medals Archive (Deutsche Olympia-Erinnerungsmedaille 1936)

(Deutsche Olympia-Erinnerungsmedaille 1936)

measuring 22 mm (w) x 22 mm (h)

two weeks shy of his fiftieth birthday

oxidation evident on the crown

however catch on reverse has been replaced/repaired

Cuba, Republic. A Group of Three Orders of Merit and Distinction Medals Archive (Deutsche Olympia-Erinnerungsmedaille 1936)1. (Orden Flix Varela) Flix Varela Order, first class, gilt and silvered bronze, obverse featuring a gilt portrait of Flix Varela encircled by a white enamel ring inscribed FLIX VARELA on a starburst of eight points, reverse with the Cuban coat of arms and inscription REPBLICA DE CUBA CONSEJO DE ESTADO, suspended from its tricolour ribbon in red, white, and blue, accompanied by its ribbon bar, measuring 44. 4 mm x 44. 2 mm, 27. 5 grams, three piece