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Medal - Navy Day 1981 - Henrique Lopes de Mendonça Portuguese Navy
| Location | Portugal |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Weight | 193.72 g |
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| Obverse description | The field bears a facsimile of a handwritten quotation in cursive script signed by Henrique Lopes de Mendonça, flanked in the upper portion by two naval emblems in relief: the badge of the Naval Military Club (C.M.N.) at left and the badge of the Navy Sergeants' Club (C.S.A.) at right, with the dates 1856–1931 prominently displayed above. A circular legend around the rim identifies the honouree's titles and professions. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A 15th-century Portuguese caravel under full sail is depicted in bold relief navigating the open sea, with detailed rigging and a Portuguese Cross of Christ flag at the masthead. The background features an engraved portolan-style nautical chart with multiple compass rose nodes and radiating rhumb lines overlaid on a faint map of Europe and North Africa, evoking the Age of Discovery. The legend DIA DA MARINHA and the date 1981 appear in the lower field, with the mint name CUNHARTE and engraver's signature J. INÁCIO GR. inscribed at the waterline. |
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