Republic of Cuba Medalla Conmemorativa "De la Alfabetizaci?n"

[Stogieman]

Medalla Conmemorativa "De la Alfabetizaci?n"

Commemorative Medal For The Cuban Literacy Campaign

Example of the ribbon:

[Stogieman]

Example of this medal on the award case insert card.

[Ulsterman]

Here's my little one:

[Paul R]

That is a great one!! So you are being sucked down that path too?

[Guest Rick Research]

Aha! A natural outgrowth of his interest in the ex-Communist regime in Ethiopia! One thing rolls into another.

[Ulsterman]

Yup-but note the ribbon seems different.

[Ed_Haynes]

Yup-but note the ribbon seems different.

"Different" or "Faded" (= "later [or earlier] dyes"??)???

But this can't be yours, so the IMAGE is yours . . . but . . . . Don't wanna break the Law and get to go to Cuba via Gitmo?

[Guest Rick Research]

We can compare scans in November.

[Ulsterman]

Sure-the scans are quite detailed. Although perhaps November is out. I note a che Order just sold in the USA on eBay!

[Guest Rick Research]

Another one. I wonder if this was for a specific time period, or open-ended--and ongoing?

[Megan]

As nobody's shown it yet, here's the reverse:

[Guest Rick Research]

This generic Council of State reverse appears on all Orders and all "medals" (that we've seen so far ), but not on "Distinctions" which have either a Trade Union design or something else.

[Guest Rick Research]

award document for the medal:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtop...st&p=232078