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Description: | Bronze medal in presentation box. Obverse has a raised scroll inscribed "CAPTAIN A. BALL" above a sunken circle showing an eagle flying between the sun and the earth, dividing the legend "AERO CLUB OF AMERICA" The top has "HONOR AND MERIT". On the reverse there is a winged female figure displayed encircled by a ring of stars, her head encircled by a ring of stars, her head encircled by a similar ring. The edge of the medal is stamped "BRONZE". It is contained in a presentation case, with an integral stand at the back and hinged doors at the front. The case is covered in yellow leatherette. The medal rests in a circular recess inside the case, which is covered in yellow velvet.
Accession number: NCM 1954-75 | Subjects: | awards* Nottingham and Notts. air force wartime | Temporal: | 1917 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | 1917 | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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