FRANCE: gilt AE medal, 1879, 36mm, Souvenir Medallion commemorating Henri Giffard's balloon ascent in 1878 at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, PANORAMA DE PARIS / 1879; scene of Giffard's tethered balloon overview of Paris // SOUVENIR / DE MON ASCENSION / DANS / LE GRAND BALLOON CAPTIF / A VAPEUR / DE Mr HENRY GIFFARD, with loop attached as made, AU.
Estimate: 100-125 USD