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One souvenir medallion commemorating Henri Giffard's balloon ascent in 1878, Exposition Universelle, Paris. Gilt metal; 36mm diameter; with ring and suspension bar, length 65mm. Obverse showing: legend, Panorama de Paris 1879; scene of Giffard's tethered balloon over view of Paris. Reverse legend: Souvenir de mon ascension dans le grand balloon captif a vapeur de Mr. Henry Giffard. Set into corner of reproduced (from book: Fig.204) black and white photographic picture, credit Collection Tissandier, of the Giffard balloon being installed in the Tuilleries for the Exposition Universelle 1878; in frame 17x26cm [workshop construction; not contemporary to medal]
Details
- Category:
- Coins, Medals & Tokens
- Object Number:
- 1956-150
- Materials:
- metal (gilt) and complete
- Measurements:
-
overall: 3 mm, 36 mm, .019 kg
- type:
- medal
- credit:
- Sir Arthur Elton.
