Cuba, Republic. A Geographic Society Award, Silver Grade, C.1914 Newly Listed reinforced stitching along the edges

reinforced stitching along the edges and at the tip

the reverse shows the raw stitching from the front eagle

A 1939 SA-Gruppe Sudeten Wettkampftage badge

Spike undamaged

The student would be 14 years old and most likely begin work as an apprentice of the skilled crafts and trades

Cuba, Republic. A Geographic Society Award, Silver Grade, C.1914 Newly Listed reinforced stitching along the edgesAn 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