Tamandaré Merit Medal

Award

Tamandaré Merit Medal

Awarded for| Service to the Brazil Navy
Date| August 20, 1957 (1957-08-20)
Country| Brazil

The Tamandaré Medal of Merit is a decoration of the Brazilian Navy intended to award authorities, institutions and civil and military persons, Brazilian or foreign, who have rendered relevant services, in the sense of disseminating or strengthening the traditions of the Brazilian Navy, honoring their deeds or highlighting their historical figures.[1]

It was created by Decree 42.111, of August 20, 1957[2] as a tribute to the Patron of the Brazilian Navy, Admiral Joaquim Marques Lisboa, Marquis of Tamandaré. It is awarded to recipients annually on December 13.[3][1]

The medal bears on the backside the inscription: A MARINHA BRASILEIRA AO SEU GLORIOSO PATRONO 1957 ("The Brazilian Navy to its Glorious Patron 1957").[1]

## External links

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* "ALMIRANTE TAMANDARÉ - MARQUÊS DE TAMANDARÉ". Brazilian Navy (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
* "Brazilian Military Medals". 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 2022-12-14.

## See also

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* Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Braziliaanse marine-onderscheidingen" [Brazilian Naval Awards]. Academia.edu (in Dutch). pp. 15–16, 18. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
2. ^ "DECREE No. 93.991, OF OCTOBER 1, 1986". www.planalto.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-14.
3. ^ "Tamandaré Medal of Merit". Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais - EMGEPRON (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 December 2022.