Medal of Bravery 1868

BRA024  Medalha de recompensa à bravura militar

  • Medal instituted by Decree 4131 of 28 March 1868.
  • Medal awarded to the men of the allied army and navy who displayed acts of bravery in the Paraguayan war of 1865-1870.
  • Medal may have clasps on the ribbon with the year or the battle when the act of bravery was displayed.
  • Paraguayan War - was a South American war fought from 1864 to 1870.

Empire of Brazil