Cuba, Republic. A Group of Three Orders of Naval or Military Merit United Republic of bearing a central red enameled

bearing a central red enameled medallion overlaid by a gilded lion rampant

exhibit surface wear

the other badges missing their attachments

six rivets

to assist the large numbers of destitute Scots arriving in Philadelphia at that time

Cuba, Republic. A Group of Three Orders of Naval or Military Merit United Republic of bearing a central red enameled1. (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