Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, and Historical Medals

Medals Related to Aviation, France, Compagnie franco-roumaine de navigation aerienne, 1920, a bronze medal by H.-E. Nocq, two biplanes over a map of Europe showing the company’s routes, reverse biplane over open countryside, through which a stagecoach, a car and a train run, 72mm. Softly worked, some minor rubbing to high points of detail, otherwise about extremely fine and attractively patinated, extremely rare (£100-150)

The first example of this medal seen by the cataloguer. The Compagnie, founded by Aristide Blank in April 1920, developed trans-European routes, spanning the continent from Paris to Constantinople