Brazil, Republic. A National Exposition At Rio De Janiero Gold Grade Medal, 1908 Auction Archive missing its pins (previous attempts

missing its pins (previous attempts made to repair the pins - now missing)

2 mm (w) x 113 mm (h - inclusive of crown suspension with horizontally pierced ball adorned by cross)

A Large SA Tinnie - In stamped bronze

overlaid by a red enamelled Maltese Cross with white borders and ball finials

The week-long efforts to rescue the miners were widely followed by national media until it was obvious that there would be no survivors

Brazil, Republic. A National Exposition At Rio De Janiero Gold Grade Medal, 1908 Auction Archive missing its pins (previous attemptsBrazil; Bronze, obverse illustrating two winged angels in the foreground, each with a hand resting upon a large gear, which itself rests upon an anchor, the main building of the National Exposition behind them, Sugarloaf Mountain in the distance, a woman at the upper right holding a shield bearing the coat of arms of Brazil in her left arm, her right arm extended outward, inscribed "EXPOSIO NACIONAL 1908" (National Exposition 1908) and "MEDALHA DE