Cuba, Republic. A Geographic Society Award, Silver Grade, C.1914 Auction measuring 134 mm (w) x

measuring 134 mm (w) x 58 mm (h)

created in 1853 specifically as an institution of higher learning free of religious affiliation

From 1944 onwards

with “FW” in equally raised lettering directly below

Cuba, Republic. A Geographic Society Award, Silver Grade, C.1914 Auction measuring 134 mm (w) xAn 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