Description
Medalla Carlos M. de Cespedes on a beautiful necklace.
Approximate size 1 3/4 X 2 inches high.
The Order of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, established
in 1926. It is made of silver with gold center
and portrait of Cespedes and a blue enamel circle
with his name and the date 1868.
This is an
original vintage Cuba National Order of Merit
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes medal.
Image shows both sides of the actual medal.
The most important medal award given in Cuba in the
1930's.
This "Carlos Manuel de Cespedes " medal
was given only to people who had served the Cuba in
an extraordinary way. The medals were given along
with a diploma signed by the President of the Republic
of Cuba and very few of these were given.
This gorgeous medal although unmarked, was made
by one of the finest jewelers in Havana,
"Vilardebo & Riera", specialized in the craft of
making medals , military insignias and decorations
for the Cuban government since the early 1920s to
the late 1950s.
This awesome Cuban medal look t
errific in the necklace. You can change the necklace
to a preferred color.
Jewelry.