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Here´s some more images of 1932 militaria and insignia...

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In total, there were 87 days of fighting (July 9 to October 4, 1932 – with the last two days after the surrender of São Paulo), with a balance of 934 official deaths, though non-official estimates report up to 2,200 dead, and many cities in the state of São Paulo suffered damage due to fighting.

Visit my website www.tudoporsaopaulo.com.br to gain acess of my 2 years research, full of pictures and period objects.

Cheers,

Ricardo

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OMG!!!! HUMAITÁ IN SILVER w/ CROWN, AOS MAIS BRAVOS and RIACHUELO in silver!!!

FANTASTIC!!!!! Thanks for posting!!!

Nope. Can you send some link to me?

Here´s the beautiful "Ordem da Rosa" offered to a VOLUNTÁRIO DA PATRIA during the war, and a higher grade exemplar...

Hello Ulsterman,

I´ll search for a extra ribbon for you...I´ll let you know...

Thanks Lambert for the nice links!! ;)

Uruguay campaign medal

Yatay Battle, Uruguay

Hello azyeoman and Ulsterman,

Thanks for kind replies. I´m negotiating some of the Paraguayan medals, and maybe will get a couple in near future

Now some allied medals applied to brazilian troops...

Argentina campaign medal, silver.

Corrientes battle

Hello Ulsterman,

I´m glad that you enjoyed the post!!

Before I show more medals, here´s two items I´m sure you´ll like

A PII combat sword (Dom Pedro II) from war period...

...and a official volunteer shoulder insignia, made in CASA DA MOEDA, Rio de Janeiro.

Surrender of Uruguaiana 1865 Medal

Passage of Humaitá Medal

"On August 1, 1867 the Argentine general Bartolomé Mitre commanded the Brazilian imperial fleet to secure a passage through Curupaiti and Humaitá. On August 15, two divisions of five battleships passed without incident at Curupaiti, but artillery fire forced them to stop at Humaitá. This news caused conflict in the Allied high command. The Brazilian commanders determined that attacking the fortress from the river would be futile, and withdrew their fleet pending a land-based attack which began on August 18. From Tuiu-Cuê the allies headed north and took the villages of São Solano, Vila do Pilar and Tayi, and finally laid siege to Humaitá itself, isolating it from Asunción. In February 1868 Commander Joaquim José Inácio de Barros again ordered the fleet to cross the river by Humaitá, which was done on the 19th. There were few casualties and minimal damage to any of the ships. This was done four more times until the fortress fell on July 25 of that year.

(Wikipedia)"

Thanks for all your kind replies!

This is the kind of collection you can´t plan. The opportunity to get a new medal may appear only once...but when it happens it´s a celebration day

Let´s see some more medals...

Forte de Coimbra Medal, a 1775 fortification located on Mato Grosso - scenario of a huge battle during the war when paraguayans invaded that region.

Matto Grosso Medal - This is the "bloodiest" medal of the period.

" Brazil sent an expedition to fight the invaders in Mato Grosso. A column of 2,780 men led by Colonel Manuel Pedro Drago left Uberaba in Minas Gerais in April 1865, and arrived at Coxim in December after a difficult march of more than two thousand kilometers through four provinces. But Paraguay had abandoned Coxim by December. Drago arrived at Miranda in September 1866 – and Paraguay had left once again. In January 1867, Colonel Carlos de Morais Camisão assumed command of the column, now with only 1,680 men, and decided to invade Paraguayan territory, where he penetrated as far as Laguna. The expedition was forced to retreat by the Paraguayan cavalry.

Despite the efforts of Colonel Camisão's troops and the resistance in the region, which succeeded in liberating Corumbá in June 1867, Mato Grosso remained under the control of the Paraguayans. They finally withdrew in April 1868, moving their troops to the main theatre of operations, in the south of Paraguay.

(Wikipedia)"

Campaign Medal with Bronze Bar.

another specimen:

War Merit Medal, with 6 de DEZEMBRO (Itororó Battle) Bar.

Another exemplar:

Hello all,

I´m starting this topic to show a little bit of my collection of medals and militaria concerning this period.

Will start with some brazilian medals, and I have some more to show. Hope you like it and I´ll be glad to hear your comments!!

Cheers,

Ricardo

PS_Don´t forget to visit my blog about 1932 CONSTITUCIONALIST REVOLUTION in Brazil:

www.tudoporsaopaulo.com.br

Naval Battle of Riachuelo in bronze. A very hard to find medal, complete with crown and a fair piece of ribbon.

Uruguay Campaign 1865 (a.k.a. Paysandu Medal) in bronze w/ ribbon.

Can anyone help me with the value of a original example ?

I?m not trying to make anyone jealous, but I found my medal for USD50 in a local antiques shop

Thanks nesredep

Hi 922F! In fact there are many awards from each State and I trying to compose a collection with the most important ones...

As you know I got a internet website (www.ommb.com.br) with military awards, but in the near future I?ll upgrade with another awards too.

You shoul take a look at Antonio Prieto Barrio?s website (www.coleccionesmilitares.com) there?s a HUGE ribbon list of many State Awards

Thanks Norman! When you keep the focus on your collection, the results are good!!

Here?s some new images from NAVY display

And for a change a S?o Paulo State award - "Ipiranga Order" the most important award in S?o Paulo.

Here?s our Governor, head of the constitutive state Mr. Jos? Serra wearing the order and awarding the Fire Department flag.

Hello Chris,

In fact this is the most amazing aspect of this forum!!

Here?s some variants of the most important medal from 1932?s period and a image of a group wearing the MK1 steel helmets (Adrian models were used too).

Note the soldier in the middle with the medal

The reverse of the medal: S?O PAULO IS THE POWER AND THE RIGHT

The document below is from the same pilot...

Hello,

Here?s the Argentinian badge; two badges from Bolivia and a collection of brazilian wings

Mostly from the same pilot.

Hi Megan,

Thanks for the nice comments!!

In one image we can see the father of my mother holding a rifle - as we know today, only the early volunteers saw action and carry a gun was just for those on the frontline as Sao Paulo have short ammount of guns and ammo; on the other images observing the uniforms we can see that my other granfather were in for the cause since the early days of the Revolution - see the picture below: He?s with armband and civilian clothes.

Both carried on with their lives after the war, but the father of my mother had a severe depression and died some years later.

In the 50?s my granfather were in the battlefields for a tour along with another veterans - he?s the man in the middle.

He died in 1983 after a happy and peaceful life.

Here?s two classic propaganda posters.

One for soldiers and one for home effort - interesting if you think its 1932...

Hi Guy!!

Wonderful and cased

Thanks for sharing!!!

Cheers,

Ricardo

Hello Ulsterman,

About the medals below:

On the left the "For?a P?blica" (Public Force, State of S?o Paulo Police, later Military Police) medal for those who fought on 1924 Revolt.

On the right, another "For?a P?blica" medal, 20 years of service. The same medal pictured below:

Both medals were used by S?o Paulo Officers during the 1932 war and represents the State Forces fighting for S?o Paulo.

I do collect S?o Paulo Military Police medals. There?s many medals and some interesting groups too...

Dear Rick,

You?re right: Many mass arrests, but as S?o Paulo was (and still is) the most important brazilian state and the participation of population was huge, the federal government set most of the soldiers free in short time. The revolution leaders were exilated in Europe, returning some years after.

Hugh,

Thanks for yor reply. I?ll post some interesting propaganda images used during that period, along with some battlefield pictures.

Hendrik,

Thanks for the reply and the copy image!!

OMG!! It?s a very good copy

I?ll keep my eyes open to find another one for you...

Cheers,

Ricardo