British and World Coins, Medals and Paper Money

First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic, 1927, bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of the aviators Costes and le Brix, rev biplane above globe showing part of the route, 68mm (CGMP p.284; Bawdey/Bricher 1991, 150). Good very fine, scarce

Dieudonné Costes (1892-1973) and his navigator Joseph le Brix made the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic on 14 October 1927.