Watch List notes:

GERMANY. Weimar Republic. Maiden Voyage of the LZ 127 to America Silver Medal, 1928. Munich Mint. PCGS MS-67 Gold Shield.
31mm; 14.91 gms. Hans Kaiser-485. Obverse: Clasped hands over the sea; all within wreathed border; Reverse: AMERIKA HIN U RUECKFAHRT OKTOBER 1928 LZ 127 GRAF ZEPPELIN, two airships crossed over waves. Edge: BAYER.HAUPTMÜNZAMT SILBER 900 f. Pleasingly toned, with some exceptional lustrous brilliance. A Gem of an aviation type, and tied with just three other specimens for the finest in the PCGS census.

Zeppelin was a German general and aircraft manufacturer who later founded the airship company Luftschiffbau Zeppelin. Following Zeppelin's death in 1917, Dr. Hugo Eckener became the head of this company and oversaw post-war fundraising to expand upon its production, even serving as commander for the LZ 127 on numerous occasions. When this airship first entered use, it was the first commercial passenger transatlantic flight service in the world, eventually making 590 flights over nearly a decade. In 1940, she was scrapped for metal for the German efforts in World War II.

Estimate: $200.00- $300.00