Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

General Aurelio Mario García Menocal, 1921, a bronze medal by M.J. Korbel for Gorham Mfg Co, bearded bust left in uniform, rev. Minerva stands before the Capitol building in Havana, fasces to either side, 63mm. Extremely fine, dark patina £90-120

Provenance: Bt I. Rudman April 1999.

Menocal saw Cuba's participation in World War I and his re-election in 1917 triggered a Liberal revolt, however U.S. military intervention kept him in office. He ran for President again in 1924, then in 1930-1 led an unsuccessful rising against Gerardo Machado and went into exile in the USA. He returned to Cuba to run for President for a final time in 1936