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
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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