Medal and Case (Commemorative)

Object detail

Accession number

2001.93

Maker

Waitangi Mint

Production period

1970s

Description

Commemorative medal, bronzed aluminium. In blue, velvet presentation case. On the obverse: Richard W Pearse 1877-1953 Engineer and Aviator.
On the reverse: Museum of Transport & Technology Richard Pearse Pioneer of Powered Flight 1903-1904 Auckland New Zealand.

Marks

RICHARD W. PEARCE, 1877-1953, ENGINEER AND AVIATOR
MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT AND TECHNOLOGY / RICHARD PEARCE / PIONEER / OF / POWERED / FLIGHT / 1903-1904 / AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
IATA / STERLING SILVER
87th IATA Executive Committee Meeting Wairakei New Zealand Printed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Aluminium
Processed Material/Textile/Velvet
Processed Material/Paper

Collection

Medal Collection

Credit Line

Waitangi Mint. 1971. Medal and Case (Commemorative), 2001.93. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Award Decoration of Honor Medal Communication Artefacts Personal Symbols Achievement Symbols

Subject

Pearse, Richard William, 1877-1953 Medals

Collection type

Air and Space Transport

Subject auto tags

Azure Rectangle Material property Electric blue Metal Fashion accessory Souvenir Emblem Medal Symbol

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