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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin France Type AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons Physical Description Bronze Ecole Polytechnique 1794-1894 commemorative medal; Obverse: a relief of a sitting nude female figure surrounded by an arched bridge, tower, armor, aqueduct, steam engine, and dirigible; embossed text "ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE"; Reverse: relief of a male figure dressed in a cape and a fore and aft cap, embossed text "LAMBLARDIE * MONGE * CARNOT * PRIEUR, 1794-1894, FOUNDATION DE L'ECOLE DECRET DU XXI VENTOSE ANII CENTENAIRE XI MARES MDCCCLXXXXXIV CARNOT PROMADE 1857 PRESIDENT DELA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE" Dimensions 3-D (Diameter x Depth): 6.8 × 0.6cm (2 11/16 × 1/4 in.)
 Materials Bronze
Protective Coating
 Inventory Number A19640386000 Credit Line Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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