Medal, City of Kushimoto, Lowell Smith, Douglas World Cruiser
Delays in Alaska put the World Flight behind schedule, so they did not receive their medals, dated May 1924, until June 1.
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
Date
1924
Country of Origin
Japan
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
Silver City of Kushimoto medal: Obverse; topography around Kushimoto Japan depicted. Reverse; propeller and engine depicted with embossed text "WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN AVIATOR FOR THE ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT, MAY 1924, KUSHIMOTO TOUM, MAYOR, JAPAN"
Dimensions
3-D: 3.1 × 0.4 × 3.4cm (1 1/4 × 3/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
Materials
Overall: Silver
Inventory Number
A19840687000
Credit Line
Donated by Mrs. Lowell H. Smith
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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