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Object Details
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Artist
W. J. Taylor Physical Description
Copper Charles Green Aeronaut commemorative medal; Obverse: relief profile bust of Charles Green depicted, embossed text "CHARLES GREEN AERONAUT"; Reverse: relief of a free gas balloon over the town of Weilburg Germany depicted, embossed text "FROM LONDON NOVEMBER 7, 1856 TO WEILBURG GERMy IN 18 HOURS, IN COMPANY WITH ROBt. HOLLOND M.P. & M. MASON ESQ."
Dimensions
3-D: 0.5 × 4.1cm (3/16 × 1 5/8 in.) Materials
Copper Alloy Inventory Number
A19640177000
Credit Line
Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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