Utah Enquirer | 1890-12-02 | Page 3 | President Harrison's Gold Medal

president gild medal washington noar 29 special the medal presented to the president by the republic of brazil through its re kear admiral ie commemorative of the salutation of the flag of brazil by admiral walkers squadron at roi deniro joa last it is made of gold and palladium the former symbolizing tha united states and the latter brazil its weight is about fifteen ounces and it is about three inches in diameter and about a guarter of an inch thick on one aide is an allegorical figure of brazil and a five pointed atar encircled in a wreath of laurel with the following inscription suspended from the two lower points of the star united states of november SOO the date being that i upon which brazil became a republic on the reverse is represented an american eagle carrying in its claws the coat of arma of the united stales with a branch of laurel in one claw and one of oak in the other th eagle ig flying toward brazil with a branch of olive in his beak underneath is the inscription to the republic of the united states of america