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Object Name: Medal, Medal of Congress, Charles A. Lindbergh
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19720078000

	Object Name
	Medal, Medal of Congress, Charles A. Lindbergh

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e8c55a12-6514-46c4-ac71-2f0f176c352a

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Artist
	Laura Gardin Fraser

	Materials
	Copper Alloy

	Dimensions
	3-D: 0.6 × 7cm (1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

	Physical Description
	Charles A. Lindbergh Medal of Congress; Obverse: profile bust of Lindbergh wearing a leather flight helmet; Obverse: a lone eagle in flight through day and night depicted.

	Summary
	This medal was issued by the Treasury Department to honor and commemorate the flight of Charles Lindbergh. The mint issued a special gold edition to Lindbergh and made bronze copies available to the public.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the Library of Congress, Science Division

	Inventory Number
	A19720078000

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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