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
United States of America
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Manufacturer
Whitehead-Hoag Co.
Physical Description
Progress of Aviation commemorative medal; Obverse: relief of Icarus, Dirigible, Curtiss Aircraft, free gas balloon depicted; Reverse: relief of a gaul depicted, embossed text "PROGRESS OF AVIATION, CHICAGO NUMISMATIC SOCIETY MEDALLIC SERIES MCMX".
Dimensions
3-D (Diameter x Depth): 5.1 × 0.3cm (2 × 1/8 in.)
Materials
Silver Alloy
Inventory Number
A19640077000
Credit Line
Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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