Cuba, Republic. A Basic Paratrooper Badge Buy Now bearing double-sided chain-stitched yellow anchors

bearing double-sided chain-stitched yellow anchors with golden highlights

with paulownia flower suspension with Japanese characters on the reverse

also with maker’s label inside (D

presumably awarded to the military personnel who defeated an invading army of Guatemala and Nicaragua on September 25

1772 to recognize services rendered to the state that did not merit the Order of the Seraphim or the Order of the Northern Star

Cuba, Republic. A Basic Paratrooper Badge Buy Now bearing double-sided chain-stitched yellow anchors(Insignia de Paracaidista basica) constructed of gilt metal with blue, white, and red enamel, the face depicting a parachutist descending beneath a parachute canopy surmounted by the Cuban national flag, reverse screw back attachment intact with original screw disc present, measuring 21. 2 mm x 45. 9 mm. The badge is in good condition, with small cracks present to the white enamel field. Footnote: This Cuban paratrooper badge dates from the 1980s and