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
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
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