DescriptionCuba–Vietnam friendship pin. Made in Cuba. A small gilt metal lapel pin with cloisonné enamel, depicting the overlapping flags of Cuba and Vietnam in red, white, and blue, each bearing a five-pointed star. The pin fastens with a simple wire loop closure and shows light wear and enamel chipping consistent with use. Friendship pins of this type were produced in Cuba to commemorate and affirm the political and solidarity ties between Cuba and allied socialist states. The Cuban-Vietnamese relationship was one of particular resonance: both nations were engaged in armed struggle against US imperialism simultaneously during the 1960s and 1970s, and Cuba provided material, medical, and diplomatic support to Vietnam throughout the war. The overlapping flags — a standard visual grammar of socialist internationalism — render that solidarity as a wearable, everyday object, circulating political allegiance through personal adornment.