1929 Admiral Richard E. Byrd Conquest of the Poles Medal. By Julio

1929 Admiral Richard E. Byrd Conquest of the Poles Medal. By Julio Kilenyi, Struck by Whitehead & Hoag. Bronze. Choice Mint State. 82.5 mm. Obv: American eagle atop airborne Ford tri-motor aircraft, flying above a polar landscape, signed at lower right, KILENYI. Rev: Bust left of Richard Byrd above inscription COMMEMORATING THE CONQUEST OF THE POLES / BY REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD / AND HIS ASSOCIATES / PRESENTED BY / THE AERONAUTICAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF AMERICA. Additionally, there are global representations of the two hemispheres and the inscription MAY 9, 1926 - NOVEMBER 29, 1929 appears along the bottom edge. Edge: Marked WHITEHEAD-HOAG at 6 o'clock. Presented to attendees at a banquet honoring Admiral Byrd's accomplishment.

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