Women's right to vote in elections. After a prolonged struggle women were finally given the right to vote on equal terms with men in 1920 in the USA and in 1928 in Britain. Women's suffrage was granted at different times in different countries; for example Norway granted women the vote in 1913; Belgium in 1948. Swiss women won the right to vote only in 1971.
Yellow and the diamond shape represent Brazil's mineral wealth. The motto Ordem e Progresso means ‘Order and Progress’. Green stands for the vast forests. Effective date: 15 November 1889.