Cuba, Republic. A First War Inter-Allied Victory Medal, By Adrien Chobillon certificate_of_authenticity in black silk

in black silk

where the attending physician described the severity of the injury: "a fragment struck the eye in (the) internal ciliary region penetrating to and lodging in the vitreous

the Badge of Military Merit

depicting a human skull with crossed femur bones on both sides

The thick black leather washer at the crossguard junction is slightly scuffed but is intact

Cuba, Republic. A First War Inter-Allied Victory Medal, By Adrien Chobillon certificate_of_authenticity in black silkIn 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