Medal - The Women Airforce Service Pilots

€192,199.00
LocationUnited States
Year
TypeCommemorative medals/Historical medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter76 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse descriptionPortrait of a WASP with three WASP in the foreground in flight uniforms walking toward their aircraft. An airborne AT-6 is featured in the background breaking through the inner rim of the medal.
Obverse letteringWOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS 264 JI PH 1942–1944
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionThe AT-6 (Texan), indicated by the number 264; the B-26 (Martin Marauder), indicated by the number 967; and the P-51 (Mustang). WASP wings at the base of the design.
Reverse letteringTHE FIRST WOMEN IN HISTORY TO FLY AMERICAN MILITARY AIRCRAFT ACT OF CONGRESS 2009 264 967 DE
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverUnited States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
MintageND  - Philadelphia Mint -
Catalog ID5184639150
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