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Object Details
Country of Origin
Curacao
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
First Jet Service to Curacao commemorative medal; Obverse: relief of a Douglas DC-8 over a map of the Caribbean depicted, embossed text "MARCH 4, 1961"; Reverse: "PRESENTED BY THE ISLAND GOVERNMENT OF CURACAO TO PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS COMMEMORATING THE OPENING OF THE FIRST JET SERVICE TO CURACAO".
Dimensions
3-D: 0.3 × 6cm (1/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
Materials
Gold Alloy
Inventory Number
A19791459000
Credit Line
Donated by Juan T. Trippe
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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