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Commemorative resin ring, Movimiento 26 de Julio emblem ("26")
Jewelry
Clear cast-resin ring with a flat, rectangular signet-style face. Inset into the face is the emblem of the 26th of July Movement — a red upper band over a black lower band, with two white numerals "26" set across the color division. The numerals and color blocks are discrete inlaid elements fully encased in transparent resin; their bases are visible protruding on the underside of the face. Plain rounded clear shank. The recesses of the numerals hold brownish grime.
2025.11.31
Ring
2025.11
Purchase
circa 1959
Maker: Unmarked. No maker's mark or hallmark on the face, shank, or underside. Construction and absence of marks indicate artisanal/individual production rather than a branded manufacturer (inference). Place of Origin: Cuba (inferred from subject matter; the object itself is unmarked).
26
Face — white numerals "26" on a red-over-black ground, i.e., the emblem of the Movimiento 26 de Julio. No other lettering, maker's marks, or hallmarks.
Materials: Clear cast synthetic resin (acrylic or polyester — exact resin unconfirmed); inlaid red, black, and white elements, likely plastic. Technique: Hand-cast/molded resin with embedded colored and numeral inlays; manually finished. No factory marking.
Good
M-26-7
The red-over-black field with white "26" is the emblem of the 26th of July Movement (M-26-7), Fidel Castro's revolutionary organization, named for the 26 July 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba; red is conventionally read as the blood of the revolutionaries and black as mourning/clandestine struggle (the colors are sometimes linked to Santería/Yoruba tradition).