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Object details:

Object Name: Medal, American Legion Visit to France
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19640390000

	Object Name
	Medal, American Legion Visit to France

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv907910347-7bac-47b9-bcc2-c967db5dfeb4

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Materials
	Bronze

	Materials
	Protective Coating

	Dimensions
	3-D (Diameter x Depth): 4.5 × 0.3cm (1 3/4 × 1/8 in.)

	Physical Description
	Bronze American Legion Visit to France commemorative medal; Obverse: skyline of Paris, the Arch de Triomphe, and a convoy of ships depicted, embossed text "VISITE DE L'AMERICAN LEGION IN FRANCE SEPTEMBRE MCMXXVII"; Reverse: relief of a French farmer with plowshare greeting an American soldier, inscribed text "POUR TOUJOURS".

	Country of Origin
	France

	Credit Line
	Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.

	Inventory Number
	A19640390000

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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