Cuba, Republic. An Order of Carlos Manuel De Cespedes, Commander Province of China Kliment Ohridski Sofia" with the

Kliment Ohridski Sofia" with the dates "836-916" (the saint's birth and death dates) above and "1888-1938" (the founding and fiftieth anniversary dates of the university) below

marked with code “L/11” for maker Wilhelm Deumer

displaying loss of the majority of the gilt

33 mm x 43 mm dark yellow and olive green embroidered Imperial Navy anchor insignia sewn in place on the peak

78 mm (w) x 84

Cuba, Republic. An Order of Carlos Manuel De Cespedes, Commander Province of China Kliment Ohridski Sofia" with theInstituted 1926. A lovely Commander 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 enamel ring, the badge totally surrounded by a