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
Date
ca. 1789
Country of Origin
France
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
Silver commemorative medal of 1785 Blanchard balloon ascent; Obverse: relief profile bust of Blanchard depicted, embossed text "BLANCHARD SURSUM DECIMUM QUINTUM TACIHNS ITER"; Reverse: relief of Blanchard's free gas balloon flying over a cityscape depicted, embossed text "CALLIASETIUSPLAUSIT IAM GERMAN LA FLAUDE FRANCOFURTI, MMCCLXXXV".
Dimensions
3-D: 4.4 × 0.5cm (1 3/4 × 3/16 in.)
Materials
Sterling Silver
Inventory Number
A19720156000
Credit Line
Transferred from the Library of Congress, Science Division
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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