Medal - 1st Centenary of the Independence of Brazil Petropolis
Medal - 1st Centenary of the Independence of Brazil Petropolis
€137,980.00
Location
Brazil
Year
1922
Type
Souvenir medals/Commemorative souvenir
Composition
Silver
Weight
12 g
Diameter
30 mm
Thickness
1.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth
Period
Republic of the United
States of Brazil (1889-1967)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Ring of pearls round the border. In the center, artistic representation of the moment of the Proclamation of the Independence of Brazil. Below the artistic representation, among decorations, the dates 1822 - 1922.
Obverse lettering
1822 -
1922
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Ring of pearls round the border. A branch of coffee, in a semicircle, occupying 3/4 of the whole left circumference of the piece. To the right of the coffee branch, the legend, read from above, with the following words: O POVO DE PETROPOLIS COMMEMORANDO O 1º CENTENARIO DA INDEPENDENCIA DO BRASIL.
Reverse lettering
O POVO
DE PETROPOLIS
COMMEMORANDO
O 1º CENTENARIO
DA INDEPENDENCIA
DO BRASIL (Translation: THE PEOPLE OF PETROPOLIS COMMEMORATING THE 1ST CENTENARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF BRAZIL)
