Medal - Carlos Chagas Minas Gerais 1959

Medal - Carlos Chagas (Minas Gerais 1959) - obverseMedal - Carlos Chagas (Minas Gerais 1959) - reverse

© Wilson Roberto Vasques Nunes

Features

Location Brazil
Period Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889-1967)
Type Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Year 1959
Composition Bronze
Weight 62.7 g
Diameter 52.5 mm
Thickness 8.5 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
116418

Commemorative issue

50th Anniversary of the discovery of Chagas disease

Obverse

Effigy in relief of the left profile of Carlos Chagas to the right of the field of the medal. On the lower left side, in relief, the words "CARLOS CHAGAS".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CARLOS
CHAGAS

Translation:
CARLOS
CHAGAS

Engraver: F. Marinho

Reverse

In the center of the field of the medal, two branches of laurel intertwined, having written in the center, in Latin, the discs "INTEGER VITAE SCELERISQUE PURUS". Below the meeting of the branches, the dates, one on the other, 1909 and 1959. All wrapped up in the words "UNIVERSIDADE DE MINAS GERAIS".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNIVERSIDADE DE MINAS GERAIS
INTEGER
VITAE
SCELERISQUE
PURUS
1909
1959

Translation:
UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS
HEALTHY
OF
SCELERISQUE
CLEAR
1909
1959

Engraver: F. Marinho

Edge

Smooth

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1959 

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