Cuba, Republic. A Geographic Society Award, Silver Grade, C.1914 GTRexclude the plaque bears the image

the plaque bears the image of a bust of a left facing soldier with a helmet with two rivets and a grommet

Silver-plated metal with blue

The reverse is taped in three places

a top quality example rarely encountered

Cuba, Republic. A Geographic Society Award, Silver Grade, C.1914 GTRexclude the plaque bears the imageAn early Cuban badge in silver with green, white, off white, light blue, dark blue, red and brown enamels, maker marked "aXc" (Adrien Chaubillon, Paris) and marked "950" (silver) on the integral ring, obverse illustrating a ship, its sail bearing a red cross, the ship on a globe featuring the Atlantic Ocean, with Europe and Africa at the right, the Americas at the left, with Cuba highlighted in green, surrounded by an open ended wreath of laurel