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Bronze Medal

Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette commemorate the first manned balloon flights 1783

Gift from the Library of Congress

A19720093000

Display Status

This object is on display in Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Object Details

Country of Origin

France

Type

AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

Physical Description

Bronze commemorative medal of the first manned balloon flight in 1783; Obverse: relief profile busts of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, embossed text "LUD XVI D. G'FR ET NAV REX MEAR ANTIAUSTR F. EG"; Reverse: relief of the first manned Montgolfier and Charliere balloons depicted, embossed text "AUDACIA FELIE AERA PERMEARUNT L. E. DARLANDES ET M. PERTIA 1 DEC, J.A.C. CHARLES ET M N. ROBERT ANNO MDCCL....."

Dimensions

3-D: 1.3 x 4.5cm (1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)

Materials

Bronze

Inventory Number

A19720093000

Credit Line

Transferred from the Library of Congress, Science Division

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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