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Bronze Medal

Commemorating the British aeronaut Charles Green.

Gift from the Library of Congress

A19720081000

Display Status

This object is on display in Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Object Details

Country of Origin

United Kingdom

Type

AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

Physical Description

Bronze Charles Green commemorative medal; Obverse: relief profile bust of Charles Green depicted, embossed text "CHARLES GREEN AERONAUT"; Reverse: relief of a gas free balloon over Weilburg Germany cityscape, embossed text "FROM LONDON NOVEMBER 7, 1836 TO WEILBURG GERMANY IN 18 HOURS IN COMPANY WITH ROB HOLLOND, M.P. & M. MASON ESQ."

Dimensions

3-D: 1.3 x 4.2cm (1/2 x 1 5/8 in.)

Materials

Bronze

Inventory Number

A19720081000

Credit Line

Transferred from the Library of Congress, Science Division

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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