Summary
Round bronze medal commemorating aviation, by Françoise Montagny, Paris Mint, France, 1920s.
The medal was designed to be inscribed for presentation.
Physical Description
Round bronze medal.
Obverse Description
Obverse depicts an aircraft, a nude female and a bird flying over a scene of Paris, France, with the Seine, bridges and buildings below. The artist's signature at lower right.
Reverse Description
Reverse depicts a pair of angel wings above a blank plaque to be inscribed. the inscription AVIATION, and an aerial view above the Earth at medal base.
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Issued By
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Mint
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Artist
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Inscriptions
Obverse : F. Montagny Reverse: AVIATION
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Series
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Object Dimensions
5 mm (Height), 68 mm (Outside Diameter), 141.439 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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Keywords
Art Medals, Aviation, Aviation Pioneers, Aircraft, Birds, Allegorical Art
