Large hand-made cloth flag with matching hand-make cloth arm band. Each sewn from black and red fabric, with white lettering reading, "M-26-7" on the flag and "26-7" on the arm band. The flag measures 86x181 cm. (34x71¼") and the armband 15x21.5 cm. (6x8½") not including strings.

Scarce historical items from the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro in the 1950s. Original cloth flag and armband of the 26 of July Revolutionary Movement - named for the July 26, 1953 attempted take-over of the Moncada Army Barracks in Santiago. Having been exiled in Mexico, by July 1955 the Cuban Revolutionaries under Castro and Che Guevara organized themselves adopting the 26 July Movement as their rallying cry.