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
Cuba
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Civil Aviation; relief bust of Batista surrounded by white enamel ring with gold letter text "MERITO DE AVIACION CIVIL CUBA"; green enamel laurel leaf wreath surrounds white ring; silver wings; 4in. wide red silk sash.
Dimensions
3-D: 81.3 × 21.6 × 10.2cm (32 × 8 1/2 × 4 in.)
Materials
Silk
Silver Alloy
Gold Alloy
Possible Gold Plating
Enamel
Inventory Number
A19791462000
Credit Line
Donated by Juan T. Trippe
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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