Cuba, Republic. A Group of Nine Council of State Distinction and Commemorative Medals consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse inscribed “In Memoriam”

the reverse inscribed “In Memoriam” within an open-ended laurel wreath

Andrew constructed of silvered bronze affixed to the saltire

loss of its silver finish on the scabbard

Instituted in 1945

marked in cyrillic type with the Milosheva of Sofia maker mark and coded "3-23-89" on both the support plate and the screwback

Cuba, Republic. A Group of Nine Council of State Distinction and Commemorative Medals consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the reverse inscribed “In Memoriam”1. (Medalla Antonio Briones Montoto) Antonio Briones Montoto Medal, gilt bronze, obverse with the Cuban coat of arms and inscription Repblica de Cuba Consejo de Estado, reverse plain, suspended from its green ribbon with a central white stripe, accompanied by its ribbon bar.. 2. (Medalla Haydee Santamara) Haydee Santamara Medal, gilt bronze, obverse with the Cuban coat of arms and inscription Repblica de Cuba Consejo de Estado, reverse plain,