A Second War Army "Blood Of Brazil" Medal 1945 Newly Listed the six-cylinder Sunbeam

the six-cylinder Sunbeam

reverse with cloth covering

illustrating a lion resting its paw on a Number "12" shield

Many escaped the ship but died of hypothermia or burns suffered when escaped fuel ignited on the water

marked "3" above left foot of lion

A Second War Army "Blood Of Brazil" Medal 1945 Newly Listed the six-cylinder SunbeamA Second War Army "Blood of Brazil" Medal 1945 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