commemorative medallion: Pan American Airways

Date:1928
Medium:Metal
Credit Line: Gift of Jon E. Krupnick
Accession Number:2022.124.798
Dimensions:1/4 x 3 inches dia. (.6 x 7.6 cm dia.)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Promotional, Museum
Subcategory:Product
airline: Pan American Airways
company: Pan American World Airways
Description

Commemorative medallion issued by Pan American Airways; bronze circular disc with globe in relied with North and South America, single winged globe logo, and text, “Dedicado a la causa de unidad, paz, comercio”; on reverse, text in relief commemorating dedication of the “Christopher Columbus” on November 21, 1928.

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