Cuba, Republic. An Order of Merit Mambi, Knight certificate_of_authenticity BOMBAY ENGrs)

BOMBAY ENGrs)

1917 and was taken on strength at Camiers the following day

circumscribed by inscriptions “VERBAND DEUTSCHER BRIEFTAUBEN LIEBHABER VEREINE” (“ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN MESSENGER PIGEON FANCIERS”) and “FÜR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNGEN” (“FOR EXCELLENT SERVICE”)

surrounded by a 13 star on scalloped blue-enamelled frame

with horizontal pinback

Cuba, Republic. An Order of Merit Mambi, Knight certificate_of_authenticity BOMBAY ENGrs)Instituted December 8, 1955. In bronze gilt, a Maltese cross with a thin blue enamelled border and red enamelled ball finials, crossed swords in each quadrant, the obverse medallion featuring a superimposed soldier on a white enamel background encircled in a blue ring inscribed PATRIA HONOR LIBERTAO, surmounted by a red enamelled cap, the reverse is plain, measures 53. 70 mm (w) x 65. 22 mm (h), weighs 29. 15 grams, worn on original ribbon with