Badge, Lindbergh, King Collection

A red white and blue vertical striped ribbon with gold lettering attahed to a rectangular metal frame with a needle attached to teh back. Below the ribbon is a gold coin stamped with an image of Lindbergh in the center and text surrounding the image. The reverse of the coin has an image of the Spirit of St. Louis stamped into the center with a shiled, four leaf clover and horseshow below the airplane. Text along the edge of the top half of the coin reads "LUCKY LINDBERGH COIN"

On May 20-21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh literally flew into history when he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in his Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis, thus becoming the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from New York to Paris. This flight made Lindbergh a household name and catapulted him into fame and celebrity. The objects of popular culture in the National Collection display everything from ashtrays to wristwatches reflect the public adulation for Lindbergh and the powerful commercial response to his celebrity. More than 75 years after the Spirit's historic flight, Lindbergh's name still has the power help sell manufactured goods.