Cuba, Republic. A First War Inter-Allied Victory Medal, by Adrien Chobillon

Item #W7292

$601

In 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 and was known to have had two dies.