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Medal - Montgolfier brothers
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1860-1880 |
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| Edge | Smooth with bee punch. Lettering: ARGENT |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A panoramic urban scene in low relief depicts the Champ de Mars with the École Militaire prominent in the background and the Invalides dome visible to the left; a crowd of spectators is gathered in the foreground witnessing a spherical balloon ascending through billowing clouds. A four-line inscription in the exergue records the historic event. |
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| Reverse lettering | A L`EXERGUE EN QUATRE LIGNES : EXPERIENCE DU CHAMP DE MARS 27. AOUST 1783. EN VERTU D`UNE SOUSCRIPTION SOUS LA DIRECT. DE. M. FAUJAS DE ST. FOND.. |
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