Cuba, Republic. A Group of Three Orders of Naval or Military Merit certificate_of_authenticity in an unmatched hardshelled case

in an unmatched hardshelled case of issue

Type I with Imperial Crown Case

white wide central panel flanked by wide off-white strips on either side

the center medallion features a white enamelled phoenix

as well as age-related fatigue to the leather

Cuba, Republic. A Group of Three Orders of Naval or Military Merit certificate_of_authenticity in an unmatched hardshelled case1. (Orden del Merito Naval o Militar por Valor en Combate 3a Clase) Order of Naval or Military Merit III Class for Bravery in Combat, in the form of a Maltese cross with ball finials between the arms, superimposed on a laurel wreath and suspended from an open wreath by a ring and original purple ribbon with horizontal pinback suspension, the crimson enamel centre medallion bearing the intertwined letters MM and encircled by the motto HONOR VIRTUD