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Auction: 353 - Coins and Commemorative Medals e-Auction
Lot: 29

France. Souvenir Medallet of Henri Giffard's Grand Ballon Captif, 1878. Brass, 26.9mm. Fame sounding trumpet, lion at her feet, AU MERITE, Rev. Six dirigible balloons set in carousal design; SOUVENIR DE BALLON CAPTIF; also early aviation Silver Badge. Acorn-shaped, 30 x 38mm. Early plane with struts flying above narrow dirigible over spire, eagle above, blank medallion on back. Both with integral loops. Extremely Fine. (2).

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