Medallion – Tribute from congress to Charles Lindbergh

Description

Medallion – Tribute from congress to Charles Lindbergh
Bronze; 70mm diameter.
Year: 1930.
Sculptor: Laura Gardin Fraser.
Obverse: Profile bust of Lindbergh wearing a leather flight helmet. Text: LINDBERGH, MEDAL OF THE CONGRESS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Reverse: Eagle in flight through day and night depicted.
This medal was ordered by an Act of Congress on May 4, 1928 to commemorate Brigadier General Charles A. Lindbergh and his non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in his plane “The Spirit of St. Louis”.