Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Death of José Raúl Capablanca, 1942, a uniface square bronze medal, 81 x 51mm; Centenary of the Birth of José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales, 1945, a bronze medal, 53mm [2]. Very fine £70-90

José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942), nicknamed the ‘human chess machine’, was world chess champion from 1921-7. José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (1845-96), freedom fighter