A Second War Army "Blood Of Brazil" Medal 1945 Buy Now Served in the Third Kaffir

Served in the Third Kaffir War

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A Second War Army "Blood Of Brazil" Medal 1945 Buy Now Served in the Third KaffirA 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