Just picked up this rare historic medal. Graf Zeppelin 1929 World Tour Silver Medal, commemorating the Round-the-World Trip 1929. This was created by the sculptor Glöckler who was renowned for his superior designs. The medal has on the obverse a triple portrait of gentlemen with the title 'Zeppelin Der Schöpfer, Eckener Der Führer, Dürr Der Erbauer' (Zeppelin the Creator, Eckener the leader [captain], Dürr the builder). On the reverse is a globe image with 'Tokio 19.8 23.8', 'Los Angeles 26.8 27.8 / 29.8 8.8 2.9', 'Friedrichshafen 10.8 15.8 4.9'. Large title around the outside 'I Weltfahrt Des Luftschiffs “Graf Zeppelin” 1929' (First around-the-world journey of the airship “Graf Zeppelin” 1929) This medal was issued in 1929 by 'Preuss. Staatsmünze Silber 900 Fein' (Prussian State Coin [mint], silver [grade] 900 fine) - marked around the rim. The medal is 36 mm wide and weighs 26 grams
By the way, the German Empire issued a coin (or actually two) on the same occasion. This is the 3 RM piece; the 5 RM piece has the same design. Christian
Silver zeppelin medal Very nice. I've found this described in catalogs as a "Kaiser 511". Do you know which reference book that classification is from?
Probably this one: http://www.amazon.de/Medaillen-Plaketten-Abzeichen-deutschen-Luftfahrt/dp/3980446751/ Christian
i bought the 1930 3 mark for £35 just before christmas, it has an A mint mark and is in european VF condition.
Nice! Yours is in better shape than mine, and I consider mine an EF. I'm not familiar with the qualifier "european VF condition" though. Has it been cleaned?
European grading tends to be more strict typically about one grade higher. What they would call a Fine we would call a VF, their VF our XF-40, their gVF our XF 45, their XF our AU, their gXF our AU 55 to 58. They don't use AU.
Here's my silver version: http://mycoins.co/silver-zeppelin-medal And my gold: http://mycoins.co/gold-zeppelin-medal