Artist/Maker
G. Prud'homme
Minter
Paris Mint
Depicted
Charles Lindbergh
(American, 1902 – 1974)
Charles A. Lindbergh Commemorative Medal
1927
Place madeFrance, Europe
Bronze
Overall (diameter): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
INV.3785
DescriptionBronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed three-quarter bust of Lindbergh facing right with legend: "CHARLES A LINDBERGH NEW YORK PARIS"; inscription at lower right of bust: "AETATIS/SVAE/XXV." Reverse depicts geographical map at center labelled, at left: "U.S.A./New York"; at center: "ATLANTIQUE"; at right: "PARIS/AFRIQUE"; legend around line border: "ALARVM REMIGIO IVNCTA PRIMVM OCEANI LITTORA/MCMXXVII."MarkingsInscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "G. PRUD'HOMME"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "BRONZE"
ClassificationsMEDALS
