Medal - 1st Centenary of the Independence of Brazil Petropolis

Reverse

Ring of pearls round the border.
A branch of coffee, in a semicircle, occupying 3/4 of the whole left circumference of the piece.
To the right of the coffee branch, the legend, read from above, with the following words: O POVO DE PETROPOLIS COMMEMORANDO O 1º CENTENARIO DA INDEPENDENCIA DO BRASIL.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
O POVO
DE PETROPOLIS
COMMEMORANDO
O 1º CENTENARIO
DA INDEPENDENCIA
DO BRASIL

Translation:
THE PEOPLE
OF PETROPOLIS
COMMEMORATING
THE 1ST CENTENARY
OF THE INDEPENDENCE
OF BRAZIL

Edge

Plain

Comment

Independence or Death of Pedro Américo of 1888, where possibly the engraver of the piece was inspired by the artistic representation of the Proclamation of Independence.