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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the fourth centenary of the discovery of Brazil, 1900; obverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating the fourth centenary of the discovery of Brazil, 1900; reverse'
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Medal commemorating the fourth centenary of the discovery of Brazil, 1900

Medal commemorating the fourth centenary of the discovery of Brazil, 1900. Obverse: Starboard quarter view of a 16th-century ship square-rigged on the fore-mast, two lateen sails on the main and mizen masts; another vessel leading (right), the shore in the distance. Legend: 'IV CENTENARIO DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO BRAZIL. MD-MDCCCC'. (The fourth centenary of the discovery of Brazil.) Reverse: The sun, inscribed 'LIBERDADE', rising, the sea in the foreground. Legend: 'INDEPENCIA DO BRAZIL. 7 DE SETEMBRO DE 1822' (The independence of Brazil,7 September 1822).
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Object Details

ID: MEC2635
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Discovery of Brazil, 1500
Date made: 1900
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 21 mm