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
Physical Description
Byrd 1928-1930 Antartic Expedition Medal; Obverse: relief of Adm. Byrd in a fur snowsuit depicted, embossed text "BYRD ANTARTIC EXPEDITION 1928-1930"; Reverse: relief of the sailing ship "City of New York" depicted, embossed text "PRESENTED TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION TO EXTPRESS THE HIGH ADMIRATION IN WHICH THE CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HOLD THEIR HEROIC AND UNDAUNTED SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCIENTIFICE INVESTIGATION EXPLORATIN OF THE ANTARTIC CONTINENT"; white silk ribbon with blue center stripe.
Dimensions
3-D: 7.3 × 3.8 × 0.6cm (2 7/8 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in.)
Materials
Silver Alloy
Non-Magnetic Metal Alloy
Unknown Plating
Natural Fabric, Possible Silk Grosgrain Ribbon
Inventory Number
A19640128000
Credit Line
Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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