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Medal Launch of R101, J.R. Gaunt
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1929 |
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| Composition | Aluminium |
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| Obverse description | The airship R 101, bearing the registration G-FAAW, is depicted in left-facing profile in relief, flying above a scenic landscape with rolling hills, a body of water, and a church amid trees. A decorative cartouche in the lower field contains the commemorative legend in three lines. |
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| Obverse lettering | LAUNCHED 1929 LARGEST AIRSHIP IN THE WORLD |
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| Reverse lettering | R 101 732 FT LONG 132 FT DIAM. 140 FT HIGH 5 MILLION CUBIC FT 5 BEARDMORE DIESEL CRUDE OIL ENGINES 2925 H.P. COST £527,000. LIFT 150 TONS - 70 M.P.H. 180 PASSENGERS J.R. GAUNT & SON, LTD BIRMINGHAM, ENG: ARTISTIC ADVERTISING NOVELTIES |
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