Cuba, Republic. A Star of Naval or Military Merit I Class for Other Services Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic an extremely rare badge in

an extremely rare badge in very fine condition

atop the horizontal flowers of oak and laurel branches

measuring 348 mm (w) x 275 mm (h)

for valuable services rendered in connection with the War

stating on his Attestation Paper that he had one and a half years previous military service with the 4th Lanark Militia

Cuba, Republic. A Star of Naval or Military Merit I Class for Other Services Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic an extremely rare badge in(Orden del Merito Naval o Militar 1ra Clase por Otros Servicios) Order of Naval or Military Merit I Class for Other Services, for General Officers only, in silver gilt and enamels, the eight pointed star with chiselled rays, overlaid with a white enamel Maltese cross with ball finials between the arms, superimposed on a green enamelled laurel wreath with red enamel berries, the blue enamel centre medallion bearing the intertwined letters MM and