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Hello Rob, the first group with the enamel ribbon is from an officer. Each star on the long services medal represent 5 years for an officer. The medal in the enamel bar are ; 1. military merit blue 2. long service medal with 4 stars 3 /4/5 batista coup d Etat 1933 6. Army rifle competition the second group is for a non officer (grade from soldier to sergeant). Each ´ V’´ is 4 years of services.

6. Coronel 7. soldier ? 8. Comandante posterior issue than number 1

Dear, Some pictures of Army epaulets from the Republic of Cuba. These epaulets are pre - 1959 (General Fulgencio Batista period). 1. Commandante. 2. capitan 3. Subteniente 4. Segundo teniente 5. teniente coronel

Police captain grade and police merit order for 10 years services.

Hello , Some pictures of police items from the Fulgencio Batista period. the first badge are for the acrobatic team of the police. Very rare.

dear all, Police cap used in cuba by the police in cuba before the revolution. yann

Dear friend , here attached a very nice buckles from the Fulgencio Batista Army ! kind regards Yann

Dear member, A Very nice first class bicolor blue / white breast star

Dear all, hereafter a president Batista period badge.

Order of Santana with original box Vilardebo y Riera.

Other type of J.Ardarin maker plaque.

Dear Antonio, Do you have pictures of order with Cuban maker ‘s plaque? For the republic period I forget Gumersindo Suares from Habana.

Gracias ! Muy interesante

Dear Friend, The purpose of this topic is to created a list of the cuban order and medal maker during the period of the spanish colony and the Cuban Republic until 1959. During the colonial period some Spanish order (militaty merit, Maria Cristina, Hermeneguildo) were made in Cuba or sold with a cuban maker's plaque on the back. For the colonial period I have listed the following manufacturers from Cuba : A. Ramentol. Located # 29 street O’Reilly esquina in Habana. Pereda. Located #15 Muralla street in Habana. Perdeda y Hermano. Located #15 Muralla street in Habana. Vicente Revuelta. Located #91 Obispo street in Habana. B. Gutierrez. Located #24 Teniente Rey Street in Habana. B. Gutierrez y Hermano. Located #24 or 42 Teniente Rey Street in Habana. J. Ardanin. Located #96 Obispo street in Habana Carlos Cabello. Located in Habana Maximino Perez. Located #18 Teniente Rey Street in Habana. Regarding the Republic period the well know maker were: Freeman #2 Mercaderes street in Habana Pedro Colomar #4 Chacon street in Habana or #20 Perfecto Lacoste street Fuentes &Alvarez #162 Neptuno street Habana Vilardebo y Riera #53 Dragones Street in Habana. The name was changed in Antigua Vilardebo y Riera near 1937. Dator located in Habana Fosse Located in Habana Joyeria Bared #503 Aguila Habana Please feel free to complete this list and add pictures. It would be great to have a full knowledge of all the Cuban jewele/ Manufacturer. MAKER'S PLAQUE ON THE BACK