FRANCE: AE medal (69.35g), 1930, cf. Forrer VII, p. 220, 49mm bronze medal for the East-to-West Atlantic Crossing by Louis Desvignes, jugate busts left with TRAVERSEE EST-OUEST DE L'ATLANTIQUE NORD PAR COSTES ET BELLONTE around // biplane above North Atlantic map showing the Paris to New York route with HISPANO - SUIZA / AUX ARTISANS DE LA VICTOIRE / SEPTEMBRE ? 1930 on plaquette below with laurel in lower background, BRONZE with triangular hallmark on edge, minor spotting, About Unc. French aviators Dieudonné Costes and Maurice Bellonte completed the first nonstop flight from Paris to New York. The flight took 37 hours, 18 minutes, and 30 seconds Photo size reduced.
Estimate: 125-175 USD