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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1670400, member: 39&quot;]Hard to tell today whether he was pushed out for political reasons, or whether it was a question of finding somebody who could be blamed for the Lakehurst explosion. Probably both ... For those who want a Zeppelin coin instead of a medal, this one could be interesting: <a href="http://coincircuit.com/coin-Auction/teutoburger-münzauktion/2399382/lot-3310-weimarer-republik-gedenkmünzen3-reichsmark" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coincircuit.com/coin-Auction/teutoburger-münzauktion/2399382/lot-3310-weimarer-republik-gedenkmünzen3-reichsmark" rel="nofollow">http://coincircuit.com/coin-Auction/teutoburger-münzauktion/2399382/lot-3310-weimarer-republik-gedenkmünzen3-reichsmark</a> (link only, I don&#039;t have that coin).</p><p><br /></p><p>Today&#039;s zeppelins are neither rigid like the old ones, nor are they blimps. I think they are called &quot;semi-rigid airships&quot;, and not used for regular passenger aviation. But you can book leisure trips around Lake Constance and such. Here is one (or an older model?) on a €10 coin from 2009 dedicated to the ILA aviation show. Look at that striped thing in the background at the top ...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.muenzen.eu/tl_files/bilder/deutschland/10-euro-luftfahrtausstellung-2009.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Click here <a href="http://www.muenzen.eu/tl_files/bilder/deutschland/10-euro-luftfahrtausstellung-2009.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.muenzen.eu/tl_files/bilder/deutschland/10-euro-luftfahrtausstellung-2009.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.muenzen.eu/tl_files/bilder/deutschland/10-euro-luftfahrtausstellung-2009.jpg</a> if there is no image.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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