THE MEDALLION TIFFANY, 1981

The bronze medallion cast with ‘GENERAL WILLIAM J. DONOVAN’ and marked to the reverse ‘AWARDED TO MARGARET THATCHER, FEBRUARY 28, 1981, BY THE VETERANS OF THE OSS’, the case marked ‘Tiffany’;
together with an American walnut box set with medallion ‘BALISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE/DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE’ and mounted with plaque ‘The Rt Hon BARONESS THATCHER LG OM FRS, A FRIEND TO WHOM BMDO AND THE WORLD OWES SO MUCH, LTG MALCOLM R. O’NEILL, USA, APRIL 23. 1996’; an etched glass presentation ornament ‘The Right Honorable THE BARONESS MARGARET THATCHER, With Great Admiration, Mayor Beverly O’Neill, Long Beach, California, October 3, 1995; a pewter cup marked with ‘SEAL OF THE SPEAKER/UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’ and engraved with signature; a framed certificate from the ‘DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, WASHINGTON, D.C.’, ‘In recognition of your participation in the Global Air Chiefs conference…’, signed by Ronald R. Fogleman, General USAF Chief of Staff’ and mounted with a medallion ‘CHIEF OF STAFF/50 YEARS/1947-1997’ and with label to the reverse stating that the medallion was ‘flown aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, mission STS-82, from 11-21 February 1997…Orbiting the world 149 times…’; and a framed ‘STATE OF CALIFORNIA SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RESOLUTION, By Senator Bill Leonard; Relative to Honoring Margaret Thatcher…’ and signed by David Roberts, Chairman and Bill Leonard, Senator – 25th District

The medallion: 4⅝ in. (11.7 cm.) diameter
The box 9½ in (24 cm.) wide;
The Senate Resolution: 23 in. (58 cm.) x 16½ in. (42 cm.)

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