Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Belen College, Havana, c. 1890, medals by The Greenbuck Co, Chicago (2), in gilt and plated bronze, figure of Learning with emblems before college façade, revs. crossed flags and shields, both 45 x 40mm [2]. Good very fine; integral suspension loops £70-90

Provenance: First bt I. Rudman April 1999; second Ponterio Auction 27, 17 March 1987, lot 514.

The Belen College was established by the Jesuits in 1854 and Fidel Castro was a former pupil. However after Castro came to power his government expelled the Jesuits. The college re-established itself in Miami and is now one of the top Catholic high schools in the United States