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Description: | Medal commemorating the bombardment of Rio de Janeiro, 1893-94. Obverse: View of the bay with warships and forts firing. Legend: 'RIO DE JANEIRO'. Reverse: The arms of Brazil. Legend: 'LEMBRAN�A . DA . REVOLU��O. 7.9.93 13.3.94'. (A souvenir of the revolution.) Struck to commemorate the revolution, 1893-94, when Admiral Custodio de Mello's three cruisers revolted and bombarded the city.
caption: Medal commemorating the bombardment of Rio de Janeiro, 1893-4; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the bombardment of Rio de Janeiro, 1893-4; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Mello medals W & B Custodio defl | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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