Cuba, Republic. An Order of Carlos Manuel De Cespedes, Grand Cross Set visually-hidden a cross pattée of multi-piece

a cross pattée of multi-piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed frame

very minor enamel chipping on crown

one light stain on the medal bed

of identical construction and appearance

Spence at a Drawing Room Reception to be tendered His Royal Highness at the Armories on Wednesday evening

Cuba, Republic. An Order of Carlos Manuel De Cespedes, Grand Cross Set visually-hidden a cross pattée of multi-pieceInstituted 1926. A lovely Cuban manufactured Grand Cross Set, consisting of a sash badge, in silver gilt, a coloured enamel decoration, the central medallion consisting of a front facing bust of Carlos Manuel De Cespedes, surrounded by a blue enamel ring inscribed CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES 1868 (Year of Cuban Independence), surrounded by a silver gilded wreath, with ten silver ornately decorated bursts stemming from the wreath, evenly spaced on a blue