Cuba, Socialist Republic. A Rare Set Of Military Academy Graduation Badges Auction Archive maker marked “MARIA DE URALDE

maker marked “MARIA DE URALDE

reverse illustrating a large cross and inscribed "14-16 MAI GEMBLOUX 1940" with oak and laurel leaves in the corners

the latter wrapped in ribbon and joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a date of “1941”

consisting of a gently curved and non-serrated blade

Cuba, Socialist Republic. A Rare Set Of Military Academy Graduation Badges Auction Archive maker marked “MARIA DE URALDEA rare set of Cuban military academy graduation badges, including a Revolutionary Armed Forces Academy badge, constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a white enameled diamond within a silvered frame, overlaid by a red enameled five pointed star, in turn bearing a gilt coat of arms of the Republic of Cuba, the reverse with a screw and backplate, unmarked but with physical evidence of Soviet manufacture, measuring 30