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Object Details
Country of Origin France Type AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons Artist A. Bartholdi
 Physical Description Aux Aeronautes du Siege de Paris commemorative medal; Obverse: relief of three statues depicted (right and left statute columns surmounted by birds, center statue three figures holding a gas balloon), embossed text "AUX AERONAUTES DU SIEGE DE PARIS"; Reverse: relief of the Paris cityscape, Coat-of-Arms surmounted by a crown and two birds depicted, embossed text "AUX HEROS DES POSTES DESTELEGRAPHES DES CHEMINS DEFER 1870-1871, A. TISSANDIER". Dimensions 3-D: 4.8 × 0.5 × 6.8cm (1 7/8 × 3/16 × 2 11/16 in.)
 Materials Bronze
White Metal Plating (Possible Silver Alloy)
 Inventory Number A19640115000 Credit Line Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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