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268 - TWO BOXES THAT CONTAINED THE GOLD MEDALS AWARDED BY THE ACADEMIE DES SPORTS TO JEAN MERMOZ
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TWO BOXES THAT CONTAINED THE GOLD MEDALS AWARDED BY THE ACADEMIE DES SPORTS TO JEAN MERMOZ Made of brown leather with gold trim along the borders of the friezes and inscribed on the front covers with “L’ACADÉMIE DES SPORTS A JEAN MERMOZ” (one dated 1934) a) One awarded on May 31, 1934, for his double crossing of the South Atlantic aboard the Arc en Ciel—Dakar to Natal and Natal to Dakar—in 1933. Signed by the president. The medal is set in green velvet. b) One awarded on March 9, 1935, for his six aerial crossings of the South Atlantic aboard the *Arc en ciel*—1934. Signed by the president. The medal is set in green velvet. Two cases that housed the gold medals awarded to Jean Mermoz by the Académie des Sports Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936); - Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955); - Then passed down through the family
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