Cuba, Republic. An Order of Agricultural and Industrial Merit, III Class Officer, c.1944 United Republic of with wooden plates with a

with wooden plates with a dark finish embedded onto either side of the handle and held in place via two rivets

Interior is lined in a maroon silk

Hein died on October 25

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered shield executed in a classic Croatian national red and white checkered pattern

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Cuba, Republic. An Order of Agricultural and Industrial Merit, III Class Officer, c.1944 United Republic of with wooden plates with a(Orden del Mrito Agrcola e Industrial). Four piece construction, in silver gilt with red, green, white, orange, yellow, light blue, ultramarine blue and navy blue enamels, maker marked "VILARDEBO & RIERA HABANA" and marked "FABRICADO EN CUBA" (Made in Cuba) on the reverse cartouche, measuring 41 mm (w) x 49. 5 mm (h) inclusive if its laterally pierced ball suspension, intact enamels, scattered gilt wear, contact marks evident on the reverse,