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Communications Aerienes Commemorative bronze medal; Obverse: relief of a female figure sitting on a cannon carriage releasing a carrier pigeon with a balloon in the background, embossed text "PARIS 1871"; Reverse: a relief with a carrier pigeon and cage with laurel branch depicted, embossed text "MINISTERE DE LA GUERRE COMMUNICATIONS AERIENES"; engraved text "EXEMPLAIRE DE COLLECTION".
Created by
Jason A. Smith
Date Created
04/22/2016
Source
National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
Aviation; Awards; Medals; Pre-WWI
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