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Object Details
Country of Origin France Type AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons Physical Description Silvered bronze commemorative Colonel Laussedat medal; Obverse: relief profile bust of Col. Laussedat depicted, embossed text "COLONEL LAVSSEDAT MEMBRE DE L'INSTITUTE"; Reverse: relief of a stack of books depicted, embossed text "OFFICER DU GENIE CONCOURT A LA DEFENSE DE PARIS CONTRIBUE FRANCFORT A PRESERVER 50,000 COMPATRIOTES DE l'ANNEXION ALLEMANDE ORGANISE LES COMMUNICATIONS AERIENNES TELEGRAPHIE OPTIQUE AEROSTATS PIGEONS VOYAGEURS PROFESSE A l'ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE A L'ECOLE DE GUERRE AU CONSERVATOIRE DES ARTS ET METIERS DONT IL DEVIENT DIRECTEUR APPLIQUE LE PREMIER LA CHAMBRE CLAIRE ET LA PHOTOGRAPHIE AU LEVAR DE PLANS INVENTE LE TELEMETROGRAPHE ET PHOTOHELIOGRAPHE HORIZONTAL MDCCCXCVIII TOUT A LA SCIENCE POUR SONS PAYS" Dimensions 3-D (Diameter x Depth): 5.1 × 0.3cm (2 × 1/8 in.)
 Materials Bronze
Possible Protective Coating
 Inventory Number A19720120000 Credit Line Transferred from the Library of Congress, Science Division Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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