WWI 1909 Vintage Cuban Pacification Ribbon steel back plate each R6080

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Vintage Original Cuban Pacification Ribbon w STEEL back plate each. unissued condition as shown with original cello still on them. colors: The ribbon to the Army of Cuban Pacification Medal consists of a central band of khaki flanked on the edges by narrow stripes of red, white and blue (with red forming the edge stripes of the ribbon). The central band of khaki alludes to the uniform of the Army of Cuban Pacification, while the red, white and blue edge stripes are the national colors.  ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY :The Army of Cuban Pacification Medal was established by War Department General Orders Number 96, dated May 11, 1909. EFFECTIVE DATES: The Army of Cuban Pacification Medal was awarded for qualifying service between the inclusive dates of October 6, 1906, and April 1, 1909.  CRITERIA:On November 5, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt sent a directive to the Secretary of War that "a service medal be prepared, to be ready for delivery at the time of the evacuation of Cuba, to be awarded to the members of the Army of Cuban Pacification." Roosevelt was of the opinion that "the dispatch of the command from the United States under the condition then existing, and its service in Cuba are unique in the World's history" and should be commemorated with the issue of an appropriate medal.  ORDER OF PRECEDENCE: The Army of Cuban Pacification Medal was worn after the China Campaign Medal and before the Mexican Service Medal.  DEVICES: No devices were authorized for the Army of Cuban Pacification Medal.  DESIGNER: The design of the Army of Cuban Pacification Medal was set by the Quartermaster General on January 2, 1909.  FIRST RECIPIENT: Army of Cuban Pacification Medal No. 1 was presented to Major General Thomas H. Barry on June 1, 1909.