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Token - 100 Years of Flight #11a - Grumman F-14 Tomcat

Location United Kingdom
Year 2003
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse description The central field features a full-color domed insert depicting a Grumman F-14 Tomcat in a head-on aerial view against a blue sky, with variable-sweep wings extended and armaments visible under the fuselage. The gold-plated border bears the dates '1903' and '2003' flanking an ornamental foliate device at the top.
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Obverse lettering 1903 - 2003
Reverse description The reverse displays a large numeral '100' in bold relief at the top, overlaid on horizontal lines representing the sky. Below, five aircraft in progressive relief depict the evolution of flight, from an early biplane through propeller-driven airliners and a helicopter to a supersonic jet and a Space Shuttle. The legend '100 YEARS OF FLIGHT' is inscribed in two lines across the lower exergue.
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