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

29 mm x 56 mm)

the government announced that all 580 civil servants who supported the otherwise voluntary movement would be withdrawn over two years as part of public spending cuts

he reverted to the rank of Private on the 30th

the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a Croatian coat of arms topped by a raised inscription of “HRVATSKA” (“CROATIA”)

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