Ref: 5797

France, "Aviation", bronze art medal (1912), by Françoise Montagny

Obv: a nude female Genius flies between an eagle and an aeroplane over bridges crossing a river

Rev: two feathered wings chained together around a tablet (for naming), AVIATION above the globe

Condition: Very fine; Diameter: 68mm

References: CGMP 3/p264C

Notes: a medal from the early days of flying and aviation

Price £85