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Old 02-15-2004, 10:05 AM   #1
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Cuban "Gold Star"

Sebastian,
Nice pics!

The Hero of Cuba "Gold Star" is a hollow, Silver Star with Gold Gilt.
Established in 1963 and Awarded only 48 times.
Two holders are Fidel Castro himself and Leonid Breschnew.

The one on offer is from General Ochoa ex Chief of Staff of Cuban Troops abroad especially in the Angola conflict.

General Ochoa was executed in 1992 as a Drug Dealer!

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Old 02-15-2004, 10:16 AM   #2
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Here is the resolution awarding this title to General Ochoa (01.01.84) :

"Resolution No 251

Resolution No 251 issued by the Cuban Council of State on 1 January 1984,
read by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, first secretary of the party
Central Committee and president of the Councils of State and Ministers at
the former municipal town hall in Santiago de Cuba.
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"The Council of State of the Republic of Cuba, by the powers vested
in it, and at the request of its president, has approved the following
Resolution No 251:

1. To grant the honorary title of Hero of the Republic of Cuba and the
Order of Maximo Gomez to Division General Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez in
recognition of his extraordinary merits in the insurrectional struggle
against the tyranny and the imperialist neocolonial domination, the
struggle for the consolidation and defense of the socialist state, and the
accomplishment of heroic internationalist missions.

Of humble peasant origin, Comrade Ochoa Sanchez, as a teenager rebelled
against the tyranny in the Cauto plains early in 1958. Later, he joined the
Sierra Maestra's first front where he participated in several combats.

Because of his great qualities as a guerrilla, Ochoa Sanchez was chosen to
form part of the Antonio Maceo Column headed by Camilo Cienfuegos. He
participated in the heroic invasion as far as the country's central region.
The liberation struggle ended while he was in that region at the time when
he was a captain in the rebel army.

Loyal to his insurrectional struggle on behalf of our people's most
legitimate interests -- their liberation, sovereignty, and independence --
Comrade Ochoa Sanchez has been involved in a hard, growing, and
praiseworthy effort to organize and strengthen the Revolutionary Armed
Forces where he was held various positions. In adverse and difficult
conditions, Comrade Ochoa Sanchez has carried out several internationalist
missions with a particular spirit of sacrifice. He has thus shown his
ideological firmness, courage, and talent at the service of the cause of
national liberation and socialism.

These missions include the brilliant performance as commander of the Cuban
troops in Ethiopia which backed the resistance and the heroic battle of the
Ethiopian Armed Forces and masses against foreign intervention."

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Old 02-15-2004, 10:25 AM   #3
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Wow! Sush beauties!

What's the opening bid for these Stars on the auction?

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Sebastien,

Do you mean there are two of them currently on sale? I've never seen one before, and suddenly there are two of them, hmmm.... BTW, they seem to be slightly different, or it is my imagination?

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Old 06-12-2006, 03:23 AM   #5
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Sebastien,

Do you mean there are two of them currently on sale? I've never seen one before, and suddenly there are two of them, hmmm.... BTW, they seem to be slightly different, or it is my imagination?

Alexei
well, my first picture comes from the same auctionner in Hamburg, but is february 2004 old...2 pieces in 2 years is not so dishonnest...

otherwise, are you speaking about the suspension device?
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Old 06-12-2006, 07:09 PM   #6
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Sebastien,

I am OK with the pins, but the star looks a little different.

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Old 08-07-2006, 04:41 PM   #7
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Established in 1963 and Awarded only 48 times.
Eddie,

According to this Russian site:

http://sovet.geraldika.ru/article.php?coatid=4630

it was established on 10 December 1979 by Decree-Law No. 30. I am not sure how accurate their data is.

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re: Título de Héroe de la República de Cuba

Is that a miniature?
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re: Título de Héroe de la República de Cuba

Yep Esteban,

Here is a normal size hero star as a comparision.

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