Brazil, Empire. An Army Medal For Bravery In Operations Against The Government Of Paraguay 1868 Buy Now Type II (1887-1943) (in silver

Type II (1887-1943) (in silver

One is an Artillery card (illustrating a soldier on horseback and holding a trumpet in his right hand

maker marked “107” for “Karl Wild

Accompanied by copies of newspaper articles from the Montreal Gazette and the Montreal Star of August 18

The text and illustrations are printed in black ink on a white paper stock

Brazil, Empire. An Army Medal For Bravery In Operations Against The Government Of Paraguay 1868 Buy Now Type II (1887-1943) (in silver(Medalha do Exrcito por Bravura em Operaes Contra o Governo do Paraguai). Instituted in 1868. In bronze, measuring 25. 5 mm (w) x 35 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced integral suspension, edge nicks, very light contact, original ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Triple Alliance War pitted the landlocked nation of Paraguay against Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay in Latin Americas bloodiest regional war. It started in 1864, when