Decorative napkin

A gift from the delegation of the Armed Forces of Cuba. A life-size figure of a young man holding his head up. In the right hand he has a book, in the left hand he is holding the arms.

The medal is dedicated to the Suez Crises (it is also called Sinai War, the Second Arab-Israeli war or the tripartite aggression), the international conflict that was on from October 1956 to March 1957 due to the fight for having control over the Suez Canal. The obverse has three armed Egyptians that are repelling the Anglo-Franco-Israeli amphibious attack coming from the sea and the air landing near the city of Port-Said. On the reverse there is a portrait of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the UAR President, painted in profile.

A scene with two smiling workers shaking hands: a worker from Ostrava (the one on the left wearing a red tie) and a worker from Stalingrad (the one on the right wearing a kosovorotka shirt). The figures stand against a background with an industrial theme. In the center between the workers there is a brightly shining red five-beam star. Below are the inscriptions: “Družba Ostravsko-Stalingrad” and “Bez hrdinství stalingradských nebylo by naší svobody!” (We would not be able to enjoy our freedom, if not for the heroic Stalingrad defense!).