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Object Name: Medal, Commemorative, Paul Tissandier
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19720169000

	Object Name
	Medal, Commemorative, Paul Tissandier

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a1b5a322-2ab3-49c6-8b0d-4655c02a82cb

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Artist
	E. Blin

	Materials
	Silver Alloy

	Dimensions
	3-D: 4.6 × 6.8 × 0.3cm (1 13/16 × 2 11/16 × 1/8 in.)

	Physical Description
	Silver commemorative medal; Obverse: relief of two eagles perched on a mountain with an aircraft flying in the upper right corner, inscribed text "AE. C. F."; Reverse: relief of a palm leaf depicted with an engraved plaque for an inscription; inscribed text "PAUL TISSANDIER COMMISSAIRE SPORTIFF, B.U.C. 8.9.10 OCTOBRE 1920".

	Country of Origin
	France

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the Library of Congress, Science Division

	Inventory Number
	A19720169000

	Type
	AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

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