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Object Details
Country of Origin
Switzerland
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
Bronze Gordon Bennett Ballooning Trophy Medal; Obverse: relief of a of basket in balloon ascent depicted, embossed text "GORDON BENNETT ZURCH 1909"; Reverse: a Cherub dipicted over an etched cityscape of Zurich Switzerland.
Dimensions
3-D: 0.3 × 4.1cm (1/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
Materials
Copper Alloy Protective Coating
Inventory Number
A19640081000
Credit Line
Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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