RARE 1901 ROYAL ENGINEERS BALLOON SCHOOL, EDWARD THE 7TH MEDAL blimp airship For Sale
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RARE 1901 ROYAL ENGINEERS BALLOON SCHOOL, EDWARD THE 7TH MEDAL blimp airship : $399.99
Vintage Original RARE 1901 ROYAL ENGINEERS BALLOON SCHOOL, EDWARD THE 7TH COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL.
Diameter: 32 mm
Obverse:Conjoined, crowned busts of Edward VII and Alexandra facing left
Reverse: An earlydirigible airship flying above a town; THE BALLOON WAS NAMED 'NULLI SECUNDUS'. IT WAS BUILT AT THE BALLOON FACTORY IN FARNBOROUGH AND FIRST FLEW ON THE 10th SEPTEMBER 1907. THE BALLOON FLEW AROUND ST. PAULS CATHEDRAL AND WAS DESTROYED AFTER LANDING AT CRYSTAL PALACE.