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Description: | Medal commemorating the Brazilian fleet off Humaita, 1868. Obverse: Four ships of war steaming up a narrow river, forts on the right firing. Point of land on left. Legend: 'A ESQUADRA BRAZILEIRA FOR�A O PASSO DE HUMAIT�.' Exergue: 'XIX DE FEVEREIRO DE MDCCCLXVIII.' (The Brazilian Squadron forces the passage of Humaita on 19 February 1868.) Reverse: Inscription, within laurel wreath, 'AOS DA PASSAGEM DE HUMAIT�.' (To those who took part in the passage of Humaita.) Fitted with a loop.
caption: Medal commemorating the Brazilian fleet off Humaita, 1868; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the Brazilian fleet off Humaita, 1868; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | medals Brazilian Navy | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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