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Object Details
Country of Origin
France
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
Bronze commemorative medal of Santos Dumont flight; Obverse: relief of a robed female figure with a palm branch in her up reaching hand with Santos Dumont's dirigible and the Eiffel tower in the background depicted, embossed text "SANTOS DUMONT No 6 OCTOBRE 1902"; Reverse: relief profile bust of Santo Dumont and his dirigible depicted, embossed text "FREI BARTHOLOMEU DE GUSMAO SANTOS BRAZIL 1635-1724 O VOADOR 8 DE AGOSTO DE 1709, SANTOS DUMONTNASSEU-NA-SERRADAMANTIQUEIRA BRAZIL 20 DE JULHO DE 1873".
Dimensions
3-D: 7.6 × 0.3cm (3 × 1/8 in.)
Materials
Bronze (Copper Alloy)
Inventory Number
A19640233000
Credit Line
Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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