• Medal, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier
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    Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier commmemorative medal; Obverse: relief profile busts of Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier depicted, embossed text "JOSE ET ENTIEN MONTGOLFIER TOUR AVIOR RENDU L'AIR NAVIGABLE"; Reverse: relief of the first manned Montgolfier hot air free balloon with a robed male and female figure, embossed text "ATTONITUS ORBIS TERRARUM ITINERE PER AERA PELICITER TENTATO ANN 6 MDCCLXXXIII."

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Jason A. Smith

Date Created

04/26/2016

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National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Aviation; Awards; Medals

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