Historical and Art Medals

France, 1936. France. Death of Jean Mermoz, a bronze medal by E. P. Blin, bust right, reverse archangel (Durname of Mermoz) flying above the waves, 59mm (CGMP p. 44). Very fine

Jean Mermoz (1901-36) aviator, disappeared while flying his hydroplane, La Croix du Sud, in the South Atlantic, 6 December 1936. Another medal commemorating this event was sold in BDW 4 (188)