Cuba, Republic. An Order Of Carlos Manuel Cespedes, Grand Cross Breast Star By Antigua Vilardebo Y Riera, C.1930 United Republic of Chief of the Supreme Command

Chief of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces and a recipient of the Knight’s Cross

This is an extremely well-preserved edition of “The Distinguished Service Order Awarded to Members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and Canadian in the Royal Naval Air Service

Colonel Money was presented with an address of welcome in the Town Hall of Inverness

He became one of the strongest opponents of pro-Catholic conservative President Gabriel Garcia Moreno (1821–1875)

1) The German Cross in Gold is a fine quality manufacture and extremely well preserved light version by a desirable maker

Cuba, Republic. An Order Of Carlos Manuel Cespedes, Grand Cross Breast Star By Antigua Vilardebo Y Riera, C.1930 United Republic of Chief of the Supreme CommandInstituted 1926. A lovely Cuban manufactured Breast Star in silver, featuring ten distinct arms, each composed of clusters of individual rays, arms alternating between smooth and faceted finishes, obverse centre presenting a gilt portrait of Carlos Manuel Cespedes with a blue enamel border which states CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES 1868 (Year of Cuban Independence), outer gilt wreath with thin red enamel ties as well as ten silver rays represented by