100535 | GERMANY. Graf von Zeppelin & Hugo Eckener silver Medal

100535 | GERMANY. Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin and Hugo Eckener silver Medal. Issued 1928. Commemorating the Airship LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (36mm, 24.93 g, 12h). By J. Bernhart in München.

 

GRAF ZEPPELIN • DR HUGO ECKENER / 1898–1928, jugate busts of Zeppelin and Eckener left / LUFTSCHIFF LZ 127 "GRAF ZEPPELIN", airship left over the ocean. Edge: PREUSS STAATSMÜNZE SILBER 900 FEIN.

 

Hans Kaiser Coll. 493. Choice Mint State. Immensely lustrous prooflike surfaces, with a high degree of reflectivity and an attractive mix of cobalt and goldenrod toning around the devices.

 

Zeppelin was a German general and aircraft manufacturer, who later founded the airship company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin. Following Zeppelin's death in 1917, Dr. Hugo Eckener became the head of this company and oversaw post-war fundraising to expand upon its production, even serving as commander for the LZ 127 on numerous occasions. When this airship first entered use, it was the first commercial passenger transatlantic flight service in the world, eventually making 590 flights over nearly a decade. In 1940, she was scrapped for metal for the German efforts in World War II.

 

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