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Conquest of the Amazon by Pedro Texeira and Bento de Oliveira
| Location | Brazil |
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| Year | 1900 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Half-length effigy of Pedro Álvares Cabral in three-quarter view, wearing period costume with a beret and holding navigational instruments and a scroll, set within a beaded inner circle bordered by a laurel wreath. The surrounding legend identifies him and commemorates the discovery of Brazil on 22 April 1500, with the date 1900 inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | * ALMIRANTE PEDRO ALVARES CABRAL * DESCOBRIMENTO DO BRAZIL 22 DE ABRIL DE 1500 PARA´1900 |
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| Reverse lettering | * CONQUISTA DO AMAZONAS * 1637 PEDRO TEIXEIRA E BENTO DE OLIVEIRA 1639 |
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