12-02-2007, 05:54 PM
:mad: If wish I knew you were selling off your awards Felix
I'm currently trying to start a Cuban collection :)
Anyway down to the awards.... yes evidence seems to point that the pins of some Cuban awards are GDR made. I've written to the Staatliche Münze Berlin ex VEB Münze der DDR to see if they can help in any way about this question.
I recieved this reply today from Frau Federlin the current manager of the firm.
der VEB Praewema hat für die Armeen verschiedener "sozialistischer Bruderstaaten" gearbeitet. Ob wir auch für Kuba Medaillen bzw. Orden gefertigt haben, ist heute leider nicht mehr nachvollziehbar. Tut uns leid, dass wir Ihnen nicht behilflich sein können.
Just to roughly translate, "VEB Praewema worked for different socialist brother states" however she couldn't confirm that Cuba was amongst them.
Regards Eddie.
I'm currently trying to start a Cuban collection :)
Anyway down to the awards.... yes evidence seems to point that the pins of some Cuban awards are GDR made. I've written to the Staatliche Münze Berlin ex VEB Münze der DDR to see if they can help in any way about this question.
Felix Wrote:I don't have 100% confirmation but I collect cuban and DDR awards and the construction is 100% identical. I read somewhere that they were made by the PREWA factory in East-Germany. I recently sold my cuban medals so I can't make a side by side comparision.
I recieved this reply today from Frau Federlin the current manager of the firm.
der VEB Praewema hat für die Armeen verschiedener "sozialistischer Bruderstaaten" gearbeitet. Ob wir auch für Kuba Medaillen bzw. Orden gefertigt haben, ist heute leider nicht mehr nachvollziehbar. Tut uns leid, dass wir Ihnen nicht behilflich sein können.
Just to roughly translate, "VEB Praewema worked for different socialist brother states" however she couldn't confirm that Cuba was amongst them.
Regards Eddie.
Everybody's equal, But some more than others!
"Those who come to us with the sword - will be killed by the sword" - Alexander Nevski
"Those who come to us with the sword - will be killed by the sword" - Alexander Nevski
