Ancient & British Coins, Artefacts, World Coins, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Medals Related to Aviation, France, France, Aviation, 1912, a bronze award medal by Françoise Montagny, eagle and figure of Genius above early monoplane, reverse eagle’s wings above tablet and globe, un-named, 50mm (PBE 605; CGMP p.264; cf. BDW 18, 725); Aviation, 1920, a bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, female figure attaching wings to ankles, FERIAM SIDERA, reverse birds with young taking off from cliff-top, 50mm (CGMP p.115; cf. BDW 5, 106); Aero-Club de France, a bronze award medal by E.-P. Blin, named (Capitaine Carretier, Services Rendus, 1929), 50mm. [3]. Last about very fine, others better than very fine (£60-80)

PBE attributes the first piece to Jean-Pierre Montagny in error.