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Description: | Medal commemorating the fourth centenary of the discovery of Brazil, 1900. Obverse: Starboard-bow view of a 16th-century ship under sail, crosses on the sails, sun setting (left), the shore (right). Legend: 'IN HOC SIGNO VINCES.' Exergue: '1500-1900'. Reverse: within a laurel wreath tied with ribbon inscribed: 'COMMEMORANDO DO 4 CENTENARIO DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO BRASIL' (The fourth centenary of the discovery of Brazil). Legend: 'OPOVO DE PETROPOLIS' (The people of Petropolis).
caption: Medal commemorating the fourth centenary of the discovery of Brazil, 1900; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the fourth centenary of the discovery of Brazil, 1900; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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