101158 | GERMANY. Frankfurt. Zeppelin gilt bronze Medal.

101158  |  GERMANY. Frankfurt. Zeppelin gilt bronze Medal. Issued 1909 for the International Airshow (70mm, 150.26 g, 12h). By W. O. Prack.

 

Nude male standing right, with arms uplifted; zeppelin in flight in background; in four lines in exergue, UND EIN FLÜGEL PAAR / FALTET SICH LOS! / DORTHIN! ICH MUSS! ICH MUSS! / GÖNNTMIR DEN FLUG (...a let us fold a pair of wings! Mastery I must have, I must! Give me the power of flight! –adapted from Goethe) / INTERNATIONALE / LUFTSCHIFFAHRT / AUSSTELLUNG / FRANKFURT A/M in four lines; hot air balloon above. Edge: C. POELLATH BRONCE.

 

Hans Kaiser 337; Malpas –. About Uncirculated. Yellow-bronze surfaces, with some scattered marks on the obverse and some light hairlines on the reverse. Great aviation type with two forms of lighter than air vessels.

 

Sorry, this item is no longer available.