Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Manufacturer
Whitehead-Hoag Co.
Physical Description
Bronze Aeronautical Chamber of Congress commemorative medal of Adm. RIchard Byrd's polar flights; Obverse: relief of Ford Tri-Motor "Floyd Bennett" with an eagle riding on the wing flying over a glacier formation; Reverse: profile bust of Adm. Richard Byrd in leather flight helmet; north and south polar regions on two lower globes; winged Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce insignia; embossed text COMMEMORATING THE CONQUEST OF THE POLES BY REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD AND HIS ASSOCIATES PRESENTED BY THE AERONAUTICAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF AMERICA MAY 9, 1926 NOVEMBER 29, 1929"
Dimensions
3-D (Diameter x Depth): 8.1 × 0.6cm (3 3/16 × 1/4 in.)
Materials
Copper Alloy
Inventory Number
A20000872000
Credit Line
Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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