An Army "Blood Of Brazil" Medal certificate_of_authenticity second from the right

second from the right

center enameled (early quality)

Arthur Henry Francis Lynch was born in Edinburgh on 13 August 1830

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An Army "Blood Of Brazil" Medal certificate_of_authenticity second from the rightAn Army "Blood of Brazil" Medal Bronze oval medal, 35x51mm; this rare medal was instituted on 5 July 1945 for Brazilian troops and civilians who served in War operations and who were injured through actions against the enemy. The three stars on the obverse are symbolic of the three wounds received by Brigadier Sampaio at the battle of Tuiuti in 1866, against Paraguay. Across the obverse is a scroll inscribed "Sangue Do Brasil" (Blood of Brazil). The