United States. A Curtiss Marine Flying Trophy Commemorative Medal 1915 Auction Archive shows signs of wear

shows signs of wear

Between 1951 and 1954

indicating that he had to bail out but was safe at an undisclosed location far from his home base

The exposition honoured the centennial anniversary of the opening of Portuguese America to the ships of allied nations

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 67 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

United States. A Curtiss Marine Flying Trophy Commemorative Medal 1915 Auction Archive shows signs of wearIn solid bronze, weighing 426 grams, marked "REAL BRONZE" on the reverse, maker marked "MADE BY THEODORE B. STARR. INC." on the bottom edge, illustrating the Curtiss Marine Flying Trophy consisting of an angry swirling sea, spiraling upward to support the globe atop the fierce cresting waves, flanked on either side with large figures, with Neptune, the Ruler of the Waves, opposite Boreas, the Ruler of the Winds, each gazing upward at a billowing mass