Object Details
- Physical Description
- Pioneer of Aeronautics Medal presented to Alexander de Seversky; Obverse: relief busts of Batholomeu de Gusmao and Santos Dumont depicted; Reverse: embossed text "1959 250th ANVERSARIO DA AEROSTACAO BATHOLOMEU DE GUSMAO 1709 1901 E 53D ANVERSARIO DA AVIACAO 1905 POD SANTOS DUMOUNT"; medal hangs from one piece stamped wings with Armillary depicted in center of wings; purple silk ribbon with green and yellow striped edge.
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Credit Line
- Bequest of the Estate of Alexander P. de Seversky
- Materials
- Natural Fabric
- Non-Magnetic Metal Alloy
- Gold Plating
- Copper Alloy
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 8.7 × 4.3 × 0.6cm (3 7/16 × 1 11/16 × 1/4 in.)
- Type
- AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
