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Lot 952: Commemorative Medals, Aviation, Argentina /

Est: £60 GBP - £80 GBP
Baldwin'sAdelphi, United KingdomSeptember 25, 2007

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Commemorative Medals, Aviation, Argentina / France, Jean Mermoz (1901-1936), Bronze memorial Medal, by Edouard Pierre Blin (1877-1946), bust right, rev angel with arms spread, 59mm (CGMP 44, B). A handsome 'Art-Deco' medal, very fine. Argentine born Mermoz was a pioneer pilot in France and Argentina in the post Great War years, a general inspector at Air France and involved in establishing Aerolineas Argentinas. His Latécoère 300, "Croix du Sud" vanished on a flight on the 7th December, 1936.

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Auction Details

Coins, Medals, Books and Cabinets

by
Baldwin's
September 25, 2007, 10:00 AM GMT

The Council Chamber The Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy, 3 Robert Street, Adelphi, LDN, WC2N 6BH, UK