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Medal - First expedition to Santa Maria de la Mar Dulce by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón

Location Brazil
Year 1900
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Thickness 7.5 mm
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Obverse description Three-quarter bust of Admiral Pedro Álvares Cabral facing slightly left, depicted in Renaissance-era dress holding navigational instruments and a scroll, set within a beaded inner border flanked by laurel sprigs. The surrounding legend reads ALMIRANTE PEDRO ALVARES CABRAL along the top and DESCOBRIMENTO DO BRAZIL 22 DE ABRIL DE 1500 along the bottom, with PARA 1900 in the lower field exergue.
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Obverse lettering ALMIRANTE PEDRO ALVARES CABRAL * DESCOBRIMENTO DO BRAZIL 22 DE ABRIL DE 1500 * PARA 1900
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