Cuba, Republic. A Medal for the Defence of Cuito Cuanavale Republic of 29 mm x 56 mm)

29 mm x 56 mm)

Frederick VIII

the government announced that all 580 civil servants who supported the otherwise voluntary movement would be withdrawn over two years as part of public spending cuts

Jane Rayner of Leytonstone

Cuba, Republic. A Medal for the Defence of Cuito Cuanavale Republic of 29 mm x 56 mm)(Medalla Por la Defensa de Cuito Cuanavale), Circular gilt metal, 32,1 mm in diameter, obverse depicting a relief map of Angola superimposed on a five pointed star with a laurel branch below, the inscription Por la Defensa de Cuito Cuanavale For the Defense of Cuito Cuanavale" around the edge, reverse displaying the Cuban national coat of arms circumscribed Republica de Cuba Consejo de Estado, suspended from a pentagonal ribbon with vertical stripes