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Object details:

Object Name: Medal, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19640244000

	Object Name
	Medal, Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv98c5e718e-6d5d-4d74-a08c-6113aad838e3

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Bronze

	Materials
	Unknown Synthetic Coating

	Dimensions
	3-D (Diameter x Depth): 4.1 × 0.3cm (1 5/8 × 1/8 in.)

	Physical Description
	Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier commmemorative medal; Obverse: relief profile busts of Joseph and Etienne Montgolfier depicted, embossed text "JOSE ET ENTIEN MONTGOLFIER TOUR AVIOR RENDU L'AIR NAVIGABLE"; Reverse: relief of the flight of the Montgolfier free balloon over the Champ de Mars depicted, embossed text "EXPERIENCE DU CHAMP DE MARS AOUET 1783 EVNERIU DUNE SOUSCRIPTION SOUS LA DIRCTDE PAIDAS DE ST. FOND"

	Country of Origin
	France

	Credit Line
	Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.

	Inventory Number
	A19640244000

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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