Display Status
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Object Details
Country of Origin
France
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
Bronze commemorative medal Siege de Paris; Obverse: relief of a robed female figure standing with a rifle with cannons and fortification at her feet and a balloon flying in the background, enscribed text "J. C. CHAMPLIXON"; Reverse: relief of a memorial column depicted, embossed text "CHAMPIGNY DEUX DECEMBRE CHATILLON 19 SEPTEMBRE, LE BOURGET 28-29 OCTOBRE, L'HAY 30 SEPTEMBRE, BUZENVAL 19 JANVIER, SIEGE DE PARIS 1870-1871"
Dimensions
3-D (Diameter x Depth): 7.3 × 0.6cm (2 7/8 × 1/4 in.)
Materials
Bronze
Inventory Number
A19720136000
Credit Line
Transferred from the Library of Congress, Science Division
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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