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Brazil, enameled gilt medal, Peter I, 1823, Restoration of Bahia.

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Brazil, enameled gilt medal, Peter I, 1823, Restoration of Bahia.
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Brazil, enameled gilt medal, Peter I, 1823, Restoration of Bahia. 39 mm x 24 mm; 7.56 grams. Obverse features sun rays around a blue enameled legend "RESTAURACAO DA BAHIA 1823" with crown P I above sword and enameled laurel in center; blank reverse. Awarded in 1823 to commemorate the capture of Bahia from the Portuguese during Brazil's War of Independence that same year. AU, minor chip in enamel to right of 1823, lustrous central design.