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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 United States of America Type AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons Physical Description Silver Medal of Congress presented to Lincoln Ellsworth; star shaped medal surmounted by an eagle; Obverse; relief of the Northrop Gamma flying over an the ship "Wyatt Earp" and Antartic landscape depicted, embossed text "VALOUR AND MERIT"; Reverse: embossed text "BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO LINCOLN ELSWORTH, FOR CLAIMING IN ANTARTICA ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES THE LAST UNCLAIMED TERRITORY IN THE WORLD". Dimensions 3-D: 6.4 × 0.5 × 6.4cm (2 1/2 × 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
 Materials Silver Alloy
Possible Coating or Plating
 Inventory Number A19640154000 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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