Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1924 Zeppelin America Trip Commemorative Silver Medallion, By L. Christian Lauer Auction Archive a scarce size of medals

a scarce size of medals

which coincides with the date

featuring a rampant lion on a blue enamelled field with white enamelled surround bearing the motto “JE MAINTIENDRAI” (“I SHALL MAINTAIN”)

in gilt cupal in the shape of an open ended oak wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon

the pommel in the form of an eagle's head

Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1924 Zeppelin America Trip Commemorative Silver Medallion, By L. Christian Lauer Auction Archive a scarce size of medals(Zeppelin Amerikafahrt Gedenkmnze). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised bust of Hugo Eckner in exceptional detail, flanked by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of Zeppelin Z. 12 (LZ 26) in mid flight against a coastal background, topped by title and a date of 1924, above a list detailing key locations and dates on the airships journey from Europe to its final destination of Lakehurst, New Jersey, the reverse maker