Lithuanian Heritage Collectors Coin - Transatlantic Flight ND
2017 year| Copper-nickel | 12.8 g | 31 mm |
| Location | Lithuania |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Souvenir medallions |
| Year | 2017 |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 12.8 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2.25 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#118003 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Lithuania map and Coat of arms
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Lietuvos Paveldas
Lithuanian Heritage
Collectors coin
Kolekcinė Moneta
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas were Lithuanian pilots, emigrants to the United States, who made a significant flight in the history of world aviation. On July 15, 1933, they flew across the Atlantic Ocean, covering a distance of 6,411 kilometers without landing, in 37 hours and 11 minutes. Although Darius and Girenas did not have navigational equipment and flew under unfavorable weather conditions, the flight was one of the most precise in aviation history. Lituanica also carried the first Transtlantic air mail consignment in history.Lituanica was a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker airplane. After successfully flying, it crashed, due to undetermined circumstances, 650 km from its destination, Kaunas, Lithuania.
