Cuba, Republic. A Group of Nine Council of State Distinction and Commemorative Medals consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked in cyrillic type with

marked in cyrillic type with the Milosheva of Sofia maker mark and coded "3-23-89" on both the support plate and the screwback

Footnote: The Order was founded by Duke Wilhelm of Brunswick and was conferred upon individuals who distinguished themselves by rending meritorious military or civil service

loss of its silver finish on the scabbard

as claimed by many

and the structure of the organisation

Cuba, Republic. A Group of Nine Council of State Distinction and Commemorative Medals consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked in cyrillic type with1. (Medalla Antonio Briones Montoto) Antonio Briones Montoto Medal, gilt bronze, obverse with the Cuban coat of arms and inscription Repblica de Cuba Consejo de Estado, reverse plain, suspended from its green ribbon with a central white stripe, accompanied by its ribbon bar.. 2. (Medalla Haydee Santamara) Haydee Santamara Medal, gilt bronze, obverse with the Cuban coat of arms and inscription Repblica de Cuba Consejo de Estado, reverse plain,