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

New Zealand

Type

AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

Physical Description

Richard W. Pearse 1877-1953 Commemorative Medal; Obverse: relief of Pearse's flyer depicted, embossed text "RICHARD W. PEARSE ENGINEER AND AVIATOR"; Reverse: relief of an eagle in flight depicted, embossed text "MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT & TECHNOLOGY, AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND, RICHARD PEARSE, PIONEER OF POWERED FLIGHT 1903-1904."

Dimensions

3-D: 4.3 × 0.3cm (1 11/16 × 1/8 in.)

Materials

Silver Alloy

Inventory Number

A19721393000

Credit Line

Donated by the New Zealand Museum of Transport & Technology

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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