Brazil. Medal for Transfer of Emp Maria Leopoldina

Brazil. Historical and Geographical Institute of Sao Paulo Medal for the Transfer of the Body of Empress Maria Leopoldina, 1954. Gilt, with safety pin fastener.

Empress Maria Leopoldina was the wife of Brazilian Emperor Pedro I. This medal commemorates the transfer of her body to the newly-built Imperial Crypt and Chapel in the Monument to the Independence of Brazil in Sao Paulo.