Silver Medal
Commemorating the Graff Zeppelin World Flight, 1929
Gift of the Library of Congress
A19720108000
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
Germany
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
Silver commemorative medal of the 1929 Graf Zeppelin World Flight; Obverse: relief profile busts of Count von Zeppelin, Hugo Eckener, and Duerr, embossed text "ZEPPELIN DER SCHOPFER ECKENER DER FUHRER DURRDER DER ERBAUER; Reverse: relief of the globe and the coarse of the Graf Zeppelin depicted, embossed text "GRAF ZEPPELIN I WELTFAHRT DES LUFTSCHIFFS 1929".
Dimensions
3-D: 0.3 × 3.7cm (1/8 × 1 7/16 in.)
Materials
Silver Alloy
Inventory Number
A19720108000
Credit Line
Transferred from the Library of Congress, Science Division
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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