above a gilt banner bearing a black Cyrillic inscription of “ВТА”
(Gran Placa de Fiscal Comarcal)
8 mm (h) enameled ribbon bar with button hole attachment
Frederick Charles Biggar's sister
measuring 88 mm (w) x 125 mm (h)
Cuba, Republic. A First War Inter-Allied Victory Medal, By Adrien Chobillon Archive above a gilt banner bearingIn bronze, maker marked "AC" within a triangle (Adrien Chobillon) and marked "BRONZE" on the edge, engraver marked "C. Charles" on the obverse, measuring 35. 7 mm in diameter, original ribbon, very light contact, extremely fine. Footnote: Cuba declared war on Germany one day after the United States in 1917. A draft was enacted, and 25,000 soldiers were sent overseas to France. Chobillon was the official manufacturer of Cuban Victory medals in France