Portugal or Brasil. 1823 Medal

[Veteran]

 

Hello all,

I cannot quite make out whether this silver gilt medal is Portuguese or Brasilian.. Could someone help ? 

I don't even know what purpose it had. Every bit of information will be gratefully received.

Thank you !

Veteran

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[paul wood]

http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilafrancada

It is Portuguese and commemorates those who were loyal to Joao VI at Vila-Francada. Paolo Estrela's book Orden E Condecoracoes Portugesas 1793-1824, Tribuna 2009

Goes in to quite a bit of detail about the medals (P. 207-08). Yours is a nice example of a quite scarce medal, especially nice to have the original ribbon.

All the best,

Paul

[Veteran]

Paul

Thanks again for this quick and accurate information. I will try to get ahold of the book you mention.

All the best

Paul