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Machete lapel pin, "La Reforma Agraria Va" (Cuban Agrarian Reform)
Object/Artifact
Small gold‑colored metal lapel pin in the shape of a cane‑cutting machete (mocha). The blade and handle are lettered in relief: "· LA ·" on the handle and "REFORMA AGRARIA VA" along the blade. Pin fastener on the reverse (assumed; reverse not shown).
2025.2.16
Belonged to Anna Veltfort, who brought it with her to the United States when she moved back in 1971.
Anna Veltfort collection
2025.2
Anna Veltfort
Gift
circa 1959
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
Maker: Cuban revolutionary‑campaign pin tied to the Agrarian Reform (and the INRA). Manufacturer/issuer not identified on the visible face. Date: No date on the object; the "La Reforma Agraria va" slogan dates the campaign to 1959 and the immediately following years.
Inscription
LA REFORMA AGRARIA VA
Spanish
LAND REFORM IS ON ITS WAY
0.5 cm
4.7 cm
1
Metal
Materials: Gold‑colored metal (brass or gilt — tentative); metal pin fastener. Technique: Die‑struck/stamped metal badge.
Poor
Anna Veltfort
Owner
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
Acquisition
New York City
New York
U.S.A.
North America
Preservation
Agrarian Reform
Commemorates/promotes the Cuban Agrarian Reform; "La Reforma Agraria va" was the popular mobilization slogan around the 17 May 1959 Agrarian Reform Law, implemented by the Instituto Nacional de Reforma Agraria (INRA). Machete (mocha) form references rural/agrarian labor.