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Medal - Aveiro Lighthouse - Directorate of Lighthouses Portuguese Navy
| Location | Portugal |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts in high relief the Aveiro (Barra) Lighthouse, a tall cylindrical tower with a characteristic helical band and lantern room at the apex, rising above the keeper's building below. Coastal vegetation and sand dunes are rendered in the lower field. The legend 'MARINHA PORTUGUESA' arcs along the upper rim, 'DIRECÇÃO DE FARÓIS' along the lower rim, with 'FAROL DE AVEIRO' inscribed in the exergue area; the engraver's signatures 'Mª de Lourdes' and 'CUNHARTE-Adolfo' appear at lower left and lower right respectively. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a raised relief map of the Portuguese mainland coastline occupying the right and centre of the field, with the names of principal lighthouses engraved directly alongside their positions on the coast. In the upper left, the heraldic shield of the Directorate of Lighthouses (Direcção de Faróis) is displayed in relief. A stylised nautical compass rose enclosed within a circle dominates the lower left, connected by lines to coastal points. The legend 'FARÓIS DA COSTA DE PORTUGAL CONTINENTAL' is inscribed vertically along the left field. |
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