Cuba. An Order Of The Red Cross, 3Rd Class Ladies Commander, C.1920 Archive with minor white enamel loss

with minor white enamel loss

of the First War

An owner’s name of “SYDE” has been stamped into one side of the scabbard

one clasp: Yangtze 1949 (impressed: D/SSX 855486 R

Cuba. An Order Of The Red Cross, 3Rd Class Ladies Commander, C.1920 Archive with minor white enamel lossInstituted 1909. Type I with Stars in the Knees of the Cross. A finely made cross in silver consisting of a large eight pointed, hand finished silver field, obverse centre presents a red enamel cross with silver stars in each quadrant, centre medalion hand painted with motto INTER INIMICOS CHARITAS, reverse centre with blue cypher and ORDEN DE HONORY MERITO, hallmarked with boars head on integral suspenion denoting French silver and manufacture,