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Medal - Compagnie de Navigation Fraissinet et Cyprien Fabre 'Jean Mermoz'
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Weight | 52.17 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of the French aviator Jean Mermoz in high relief, with windswept hair and wearing a jacket and tie. The legend 'JEAN MERMOZ' arcs along the right field, and the engraver's signature 'F. LAPANDERY' appears in small lettering at the lower right. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a stylized outline map of West Africa in relief, over which a twin-engine monoplane flies in low relief, evoking Mermoz's pioneering transatlantic mail flights. Below, a large ocean liner is depicted sailing at sea. The date '1956' appears in the mid-field, and the circular legend names the shipping company along the upper periphery. |
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