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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 Physical Description Bronze Western Society of Engineers Chanute Medal; Obverse: relief of a gear, castle, bridge depicted, embossed text "THE WESTERN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS, ORGANIZED 1869 INCORPORATED 1880, PER ARDUA AD METAM"; Reverse: embossed and engraved text "THE CHANUTE MEDAL TO OCTAVE CHANUTE FOR HIS PAPER ON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 1909". Dimensions 3-D: 0.5 × 4.4cm (3/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
 Materials Copper Alloy
Protective Coating
 Inventory Number A19640135000 Credit Line Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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