Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights

Made:
1784 in France
attributed:
Augustin Pajou
Medal, Audacia Felix Medal, Audacia Felix

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Medal, Audacia Felix
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medal, Audacia Felix
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medal, Audacia Felix, commemorating the invention of the air balloon in 1783, struck by order of King Louis XVI in 1784. Bronze; 51mm diameter. Obverse legend, Audacia Felix; representations of the Montgolfier fire balloon and also an air balloon; legend of other flights of : LF D'Arlandes et F Pilatre, 21 Nov 1783; JAC Charles et MN Robert, 1 Dec 1783. Reverse border, circle of stars; exergue legend, Patefacto per aera itinere a Josepho et Stephano Montgolfier V. Junii MDCCLXXXIII, rei memoriam posteritati tradi jussit Ludovicus XVI, anno MDCCLXXXIV [ie trans: Struck in commemoration of the Journey of Joseph and Stephen Montgolfier on the 5th June, 1783, as a remembrance to posterity by order of Louis XVI. 1784. Audacia Felix = Fortunate is he who attempts audacious things

Details

Category:
Coins, Medals & Tokens
Object Number:
1946-112
Materials:
bronze
Measurements:
overall: 6 mm, 51 mm, .067 kg
type:
medal
credit:
Penn-Gaskell Collection