UNITED STATES & GERMANY Eckener/Zeppelin flight to America 1924 silver Medal

Description: 102458 | UNITED STATES & GERMANY. Dr. Hugo Eckener silver Medal. Issued 1924. Commemorating the Transatlantic Flight of the LZ-126 (later USS Los Angeles) to Lakehurst, New Jersey (33mm, 14.96 g, 12h). By L. C. Lauer in Nürnberg. DR HUGO ECKENER, bust facing slightly right // AMERIKAFAHRT DES LZ 126 (ZR III), zeppelin airship flying left over American coastline; various points of the transatlantic journey chronicled in seven lines in exergue. Edge: 990. Hans Kaiser 449. Gem Mint State. Lightly toned and extremely lustrous and mirrored. Following the death of the Graf von Zeppelin in 1917, Dr. Hugo Eckener became the head of the company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and oversaw post-war fundraising to expand upon its production, even serving as commander for the LZ-126 and LZ-127. Built as a part of the German reparations for their participation in WWI, the LZ-126, designated by the US Navy as the USS Los Angeles, was completed in August 1924 and flown to the United States later that October, landing at the US Naval Air Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey. The next day, Eckener, along with his crew, was received by President Calvin Coolidge at the White House. Terms and Conditions: We offer complimentary domestic shipping and handling (with tracking) via USPS. Orders will ship within three business days of payment receipt. We offer a full no-questions-asked return privilege for all items purchased online; items must be returned within 14 days of receipt and fully insured in transit. Sorry, but we no longer offer international shipping on eBay, though we do certainly consider international purchases through our website (which is easy to determine based upon our user name). FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO READ OUR FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE AGREEING TO BUY THIS ITEM.

Price: 225 USD

Location: Pleasanton, California

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