ehrentitle Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 (edited) And the Medal for Victory in Angola.Obverse.DolfI find it interesting that this medal has the exact same ribbon bar, ribbon suspension and pin system as the last issue East German medals. Below is an example of the reverse of the East German Waffenbruderschaft medal. Kevin Edited August 25, 2006 by ehrentitle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 I think that a lot of the Cuban medals were actually made in East Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gldank Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 (edited) Someone made a real effort to convert a knight's badge into a merit cross by removing the enamel on the arms. Or perhaps someone tried to upgrade the merit cross and made a hash of the enamel.The ribbon color should match the enamel color on this order, so the green ribbon is appropriate in this case. Officially, the ribbon/enamel colors reflect the nature of the services rewarded (I've never had one of the types with two-color ribbons, so I'm unsure of their enamel colors):Military merit: dark redHumanitarian acts: red and whiteGood conduct: blueContinuous service: white and blueSpecial services: greenOther services: whiteI've never seen any definition of what consitutes the various categories. In my experience, the blue ribbon seems most common, followed by green and red. I have a white-ribboned piece to a US Army officer who served as an attache in Havana in the 1930s.JB, do you have a picture of your Cuban White Order I may see. I am trying to find one belonging to a 4 star Army General awarded when the Cuban President visited the White House back during the 1930s. See my General Malin Craig posting under this site under US Medals. "Ulsterman" said you were the man! Thanks. James Edited August 22, 2008 by Gldank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted August 22, 2008 Author Share Posted August 22, 2008 General officers received the first class of the order, which included a breast star, sash and badge. The design is the same as the badge illustrated in the other thread, but the star has the badge superimposed on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 (edited) Nothing really fancy, anyway just posting the only two Cuban Medals in my collection.Starting with the Medal for International Fighters.Obverse.Dolfhi, i have a few of cuban military orders if interested send reply thanks greg Edited August 24, 2008 by fizztouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 (edited) And reverse.Dolfhi, i have a few cuban military medals this is colomna one jose mari if interersted send reply thanks greg Edited August 24, 2008 by fizztouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 And reverse.Dolfi have a few cuban military medals if interested send reply will send more info, etc. thanks greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 And the Medal for Victory in Angola.Obverse.Dolfhi, i have one cuban order carlos J finlay if interested reply thanks greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 wow! Kunsho, may I have a xerox of that book?I'll gladly pay you.PaulR-may we see the Guards' badge please?hi, there is a cuban award military book here is the pick i have if interested send reply thanks greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 wow! Kunsho, may I have a xerox of that book?I'll gladly pay you.PaulR-may we see the Guards' badge please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 wow! Kunsho, may I have a xerox of that book?I'll gladly pay you.PaulR-may we see the Guards' badge please?hi there is a cuban reference book hre is the pick of some pages i nave if interested send reply thanks greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 hi, yes you can get copy, send your email address, the book has 23 pages each page $1 plus $2 total $25 let me know thanks best regards greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I think that a lot of the Cuban medals were actually made in East Germany.cuban medals made now in china and assambled in cuba ifyou like book copy please send your email address and 25$ via western union, befor 29 aug., i live to cuba for 2 month thanks best regards greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 And reverse.Dolfhi, i have a few cuban military medals if interested please send reply will send more info etc. best regards greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 whoa!! How'd I miss this one?Yes please. Whence shall i send money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 whoa!! How'd I miss this one?Yes please. Whence shall i send money?hi, please let me know what you interesting for thanks regards greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizztouch Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Someone made a real effort to convert a knight's badge into a merit cross by removing the enamel on the arms. Or perhaps someone tried to upgrade the merit cross and made a hash of the enamel. The ribbon color should match the enamel color on this order, so the green ribbon is appropriate in this case. Officially, the ribbon/enamel colors reflect the nature of the services rewarded (I've never had one of the types with two-color ribbons, so I'm unsure of their enamel colors): Military merit: dark red Humanitarian acts: red and white Good conduct: blue Continuous service: white and blue Special services: green Other services: white I've never seen any definition of what consitutes the various categories. In my experience, the blue ribbon seems most common, followed by green and red. I have a white-ribboned piece to a US Army officer who served as an attache in Havana in the 1930s. hi i have a few pre castro orders if interested let me know will send more info etc. thanks greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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