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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 France Type AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons Artist A. Ratey
 Physical Description Bronze Experiences a L'Etablissement de Chalais Meudon 1885 commemorative medal; Obverse: relief of the mythical figures Icarus and Daedalus depicted, embossed text "LABOR, IMPROBUS, OMNIA VINCIT."; Reverse: relief of a robed female figure pointing at a dirigible depicted, embossed text "SIC ITUR AD ASTRA, BALOONS DIRIGEABLES EXPERIENCES A L'ETABLISSEMENT DE CHALAIS MEUDON 1885" Dimensions 3-D: 0.6 × 7.3cm (1/4 × 2 7/8 in.)
 Materials Copper Alloy
Protective Coating
 Inventory Number A19640343000 Credit Line Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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