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Medal, commemoraitng Dr Hugo Eckener
- artist:
- Oskar Glöckler
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Circular silver medal commemorates Dr. Hugo Eckener and the first flight of a Graf Zeppelin airship from Germany to South America, made by G (O?) Gloeckler, German, 1930. Weimar Republic, Medallic 5-Marks; bust of Eckner left, reverse - Zeppelin straddles the seas between Europe and
South America, plain edge, stamped “835 PR MÜNZE BERLIN”, 36mm diameter
Details
- Category:
- Wellcome Medals
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A111228
- Materials:
- silver
- Measurements:
-
diameter: 36 mm
thickness: 3 mm
- type:
- commemorative medal
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)