| Location | Brazil |
|---|---|
| Year | 1959 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 61.7 g |
| Diameter | 49.7 mm |
| Thickness | 5.35 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Smooth with Inscription |
| Period | Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967) |
| Notice | |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Effigy in relief of Carlos Chagas looking left in the center, surrounded by the writers: `CONGRESSO•INTERNACIONAL•SOBRE•A•DOENÇA•DE•CHAGAS*CINQÜENTENÁRIO•DE•SUA•DESCOBERTA*RIO•DE•JANEIRO•1959*` |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CONGRESSO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE A DOENÇA DE CHAGAS - CINQÜENTENÁRIO DE SUA DESCOBERTA - RIO DE JANEIRO - 1959 (Translation: INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE DISEASE OF CHAGAS - FIFTY-SENTENCE OF ITS DISCOVERY - RIO DE JANEIRO - 1959) |
| Reverse description | Facade of the building of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, about the writers: `A GRANDE CASA DE OSWALDO CRUZ, ONDE ME EMPENHO NA DEFESA DE UM IDEAL!` CARLOS CHAGAS. On the edges, branches on both sides. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | !A GRANDE CASA DE OSWALDO CRUZ, ONDE ME EMPENHO NA DEFESA DE UM IDEAL!` CARLOS CHAGAS. (Translation: `THE GREAT HOUSE OF OSWALDO CRUZ, WHERE I WORK IN THE DEFENSE OF AN IDEAL!` CARLOS CHAGAS.) |
| Mintage | |
| Numisquare ID | 6018318150 |
| Comments |