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Thank you. Attached its, Law-Decree 32/2021, official regulation as published in the Official Gazette (equivalent to the Federal Register in the US or The Gazette in the UK). It esentially adds a provision to the old Law-Decree 30/1979. Since the adoption of the new Constitution, law law-decrees, presidential decrees and government decrees restarted from 1. goc-2021-o55.pdf

Absolutely astonishing collection. The publication "Sierra Maestra", for example, is extremely rare, so much that the Cuban Collection in Miami has maybe a couple of pages from the time it was published in New York, and maybe one issue from the Miami publisher. The other two major public repositories of Cuban primary sources are University of Florida, up in Gainesville, and Harvard, where a convention of teachers was held in 1901 and where an impressive Latin American Collection has been developing for the past century. Rarely can we see such a complete documentation of materials used by the rebels in their attempt to seize power, which they finally did in 1959 as we all know.

For those willing to go on the adventure, here is the link to the British Museum Collection. I sent an e-mail many months ago to Phillip Atwood, for purposes of inquiring more about this item, but unfortunately, he was unable to provide any more than what is already available on the BM's website. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_MG-3019 My guess is that this token or medallic object must have been created with others, and maybe the typeface or the diameter can provide clues as to manufacturer, etc. Any help is welcome

Hi everyone. For quite some time now I have been researching about this metal. It bears the number 3 which stands for 3 pennies, right? Can anyone tell me anything about its design? Are there any similar objects? Thank you

Good evening Any web template you can recommend and hosting server to economically display medal photographs? Thank you

Dear Elmar, this is a problem I usually encounter and typically the solution is either very expensive still being developed. I currently have over 800 medals, pins and other medallic art objects and I struggle with this because I end up considering the map drawers that, although very nice, can be pricey and not to mention the space they take. I have seen some cheaper models at $130-$150 but cheap wood and usually is delivered with corners torn. The option being developed is an idea I am currently working on with my business partner to basically create custom made cases for each medal, but we are still in early development phase.

One of the main problems with Cuban State awards is that medals are not properly identified with a serial number like in the US. This allows the State-owned manufacturer to produce as many as it wants and are sold later "sous la table".

For more information regarding this item, please see "Condecoraciones cubanas. Teoria e historia"

Hello Megan, this item here is a pre-1978 medal. In other words, it was created before the passing of major legislation. Basically Law #17 and Law-decree #30 as amended, which are still the backbone of the Cuban award system. There is even an earlier piece I have in my collection. Please see attached. Thank you

Please remember Law-decree #30/1979 should read "as amended" as many other orders, medals and distinctions have been "added" through the years. Some regulations have been replaced. For a full copy I suggest Vol. 3 of "Condecoraciones cubanas", published in 2011. An English translation is on the works now. Thank you all

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This particular design was one of the proposals to the Cuba's Great Friend (Medallas Gran Amigo de Cuba) voted by Congress in 1929 and awarded to Mr. Horatio Rubens, legal counsel for the Revolutionary Party responsible for dragging the country into another civil war which would culminate with the proclamation of the Cuban Republic on May 20, 1902. The second recipient of this medal was Max Enrique Urena, a renowned pedagogue. From the analysis of the archival material, we know that Enriquez Urena received the medal in January of 1935, a few days before his death. Mr. Rubens died in 1941 with two daughters. The two medals had a cost of 3200 francs of the time and were produced by Chobillon. The image represents one of the proposals, its contained in the archival file, but was not the finalized el design. Cuban congress merit