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Object details:

Object Name: Medal, Medal of Congress, Roald Amundsen
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19640478000

	Object Name
	Medal, Medal of Congress, Roald Amundsen

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv91697481a-5680-42c7-83c5-75497005fa6c

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Silver Alloy

	Materials
	Paper

	Materials
	Adhesive

	Materials
	Ink

	Dimensions
	3-D (Diameter x Depth): 7.6 × 0.6cm (3 in. × 1/4 in.)

	Physical Description
	Silver Medal of Congress honoring Roald Amundsen; Obverse: relief of a female bust depicted, embossed text "FOR HIS COURAGE SAGACITY AND PERSEVERANCE IN THE TRANSPOLAR FLIGHT IN THE DIRIGIBLE NORGE MAY 1926" Reverse: relief of the Airship "Norge" flying over the North Pole depicted, embossed text "AWARDED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO ROALD AMUNDSEN".

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.

	Inventory Number
	A19640478000

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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