143 - [HISTORICAL MEDAL - NUMISMATIC - 1878 WORLD'S FAIR - Tethered Balloon]

[HISTORICAL MEDAL - NUMISMATIC - 1878 WORLD'S FAIR - Tethered Balloon] Gilded bronze medal. Obverse: The large steam-powered balloon depicted flying over Paris as seen from the Cour Napoléon at the Louvre; in the background, a vanishing perspective toward the Trocadéro Palace. Legend in the exergue: “PANORAMA OF PARIS / 1878 .” Reverse: Inscription in relief engraved on six lines covering the entire field: “SOUVENIR / OF MY ASCENT / IN / THE GREAT Tethered / Steam Balloon / OF MR. HENRY GIFFARD.” Diameter: 50 mm Weight: 54.51 g. As is. Included: Small lithographed tin pyrogen (view of the recently inaugurated Eiffel Tower overlooking the Champ-de-Mars and the Bastille). Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.6 cm. As is.