1909 Bronze Aviation Plaque WRIGHT BROTHERS Air Navigation US Mint Medal 639 Unc

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1909 Bronze Aviation Plaque WRIGHT BROTHERS Air Navigation US Mint Medal 639 Unc
Two (2) Plate Blocks of Stamps (as Pictured) Along with this Hard to come by US MINT Restrike,
No longer made; Nicely Patinaed Bronze Plaque in Uncirculated Condition.
This 3.25" x 2.25 US Mint Restrike is of a Gold Medal awarded to the Wright Brothers in 1909 for their
Success in Aviation. It is No longer Made; and would be an Excellent addition for the Aviation enthusiast.
Also Included are 2 Plate Blocks of Commemorative Stamps (as Pictured): The Wright Brothers & 50 Years of Aviation.
165 Grams
Currency in Pictures for Color and Size Comparison Only; Not Included in the Offering.
Below is a Transcript from the US Mint Catalog for This Medal Plaque
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attached find a Scan of the Pages
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US Mint Medal 639
WRIGHT BROTHERS
OBVERSE
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Busts of the Wright brothers and their names. Within a laurel wreath: the Great Seal of the United States.
RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1909. IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION
OF THEIR ABILITY COURAGE AND SUCCESS IN NAVIGATING THE AIR.
REVERSE
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SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES.
A winged figure, the Genius of Aviation, with torch in flight.
By C. E. Barber.
This medal was awarded by the Congress "in recognition and in appreciation of the great service Orville Wright and
Wilbur Wright of Ohio rendered the science of aerial navigation, in the invention of the Wright aeroplane, and for
their ability, courage and success in navigating the air."
The Wright plane was patented in 1906 as a result of 10 years of experimental work with gliders.
The first successful flights in heavier-than-air mechanically propelled planes took place at Kill Devil Hill, 4 miles
south of Kitty Hawk and one of the breeziest places in the co untry. At this place, on December 17, 1903,
Orville Wright rose 120 feet from the base of Kill Devil HilI in 12 seconds; on the same day,
Wilbur Wright rose 852 feet in 59 seconds. A flight of 24 miles was accomplished by Wilbur Wright in 1905,
at a field near Dayton, Ohio.
The War Department contracted for a plane to be built by the Wrights in 1904;
successful tests were completed the following year.
Wilbur Wright was born in Millville, Ind., in 1867; he died at Dayton, Ohio, in 1912.
Orville Wright was born in Dayton in 1871 and died there in 1948.
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