A 1921 Gold Presidential Life Saving Medal to the Brazilian Towboat to Lieut. Claudio

Struck by the US Mint, signed M, for Morgan (the designer of the USA Morgan silver dollar), 35.7mm, weighs 31.4 grams, pierced at the top; BENEDICTO QUINTINO DOS ANJOS, SEAMAN OF THE BRAZILIAN MARINE TOWBOAT TENENTE CLAUDIO, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS HEROIC SERVICES IN EFFECTING THE RESCUE AT SEA, ON SEPTEMBER 1 - 1921, OF THE MASTER AND CREW OF THE AMERICAN SCHOONER NORTHLAND officially engraved to a Brazilian recipient, extremely fine; of the 1122 gold medals awarded from 1880-1939, Brazil received only 22 such medals! Extremely RARE and very desirable medal.