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Medal - Cabo Espichel Lighthouse - Directorate of Lighthouses Portuguese Navy
| Location | Portugal |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a detailed high-relief depiction of the Cabo Espichel Lighthouse, showing its characteristic square-section masonry tower rising above a long, low auxiliary building with a central arched entrance gate, set against a rocky coastal foreground. The curved legend at top reads MARINHA PORTUGUESA, while DIRECÇÃO DE FARÓIS arcs along the lower field; the caption FAROL DO CABO ESPICHEL appears in the lower right field. Engraver signatures CUNHARTE-Gr Adolfo and Mª de Lourdes are inscribed in the lower left and mid-right fields respectively. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a relief map of the Portuguese mainland coastline occupying the right portion of the field, with the names of principal lighthouses labelled along the coast from north to south. To the upper left, the heraldic shield of the Directorate of Lighthouses is depicted in relief with a banner inscribed DIRECÇÃO DE FARÓIS. A stylised compass rose with a long directional needle occupies the lower left quadrant, and the legend FARÓIS DA COSTA DE PORTUGAL CONTINENTAL is inscribed vertically along the left field, with PORTUGAL lettered along the eastern border of the map. |
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