Early Cuban Medals & Decorations

[hhbooker2]

Welcome to The Cuban Militaria Forum! An area of militaria with some interest and almost no references, information, etc. I will try and collate and post threads and details as they come together. Please feel feel free to add your examples to the individual threads on each of the Orders, Decorations and Medals!

"GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS!" Here is a fascinating medal from 1880s Cuba, Madruga Municipality. Shown here is the obverse side. It is my belief that medals of Cuba are far too often over-looked and there appears to be sparse information on them. Only the medals of Puerto Rico seem harder to find? Eric Bush did a nice set of colour pages on the current Cuban ribbon bars in his RIBBON REVIEW. Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California

Edited January 11, 2007 by hhbooker2

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"GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS!" Here is the reverse side of the Medruga Municipality Medal of the 1880s. Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California

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"GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS!" Here is the 1882 (obverse side) of the Alfonso XII a los Voluntarios de Cuba (Constancia Patriotismo Abnegacion). Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California

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"GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS!" Reverse side of the 1882 Alfonso XII medal. Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California

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"GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS!" 1902 Constitucion de la Republica Cubana (obverse). Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California

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"GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS!" 20 Mayo 1902 Recuerdo Saguala Grande (reverse side). Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California

[Ulsterman]

Sarge:

Do you perchance know what ribbon the last medal had? Was it Burgendy and solid perhaps?