Cuba, Republic. A Star of Naval or Military Merit I Class for Other Services Archive reverse features a vertical pin

reverse features a vertical pin assembly flanked by dual stays

death notice of four Italian POW’s - Their names are: Vincento Gerusi

very crisp sharp details

maker marked "TIPTAFT" on the reverse (partly obscured under the clasp hinge)

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Cuba, Republic. A Star of Naval or Military Merit I Class for Other Services Archive reverse features a vertical pin(Orden del Merito Naval o Militar 1ra Clase por Otros Servicios) Order of Naval or Military Merit I Class for Other Services, for General Officers only, in silver gilt and enamels, the eight pointed star with chiselled rays, overlaid with a white enamel Maltese cross with ball finials between the arms, superimposed on a green enamelled laurel wreath with red enamel berries, the blue enamel centre medallion bearing the intertwined letters MM and