Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical and Art Medals

Medals Related to Aviation, France, 1913. France. Aéro Club de France, a silver-gilt prize medal by E.A. Marcus, winged figure points to baloon, another figure sitting resting on books reverse winged figure right, engraved ‘marc bonnier - Paris Le Caire en Aéroplane 1913’, 55mm, in box of issue. Very fine, but some minor egde nicks, a rare early aviation medal

Emile Auguste Marcus engraved the original Aéro Club de France medal in 1903. This particular example was awarded for flying from Paris to Cairo in 1913, a hugely impressive achievement for the time