GERMANY. Weimar Republic. "Bremen" East-West Transatlantic Flight Gold Medal, 1928. Munich Mint. NGC MS-61.
Kaiser-939.5; Button-202. Diameter: 26mm; Weight: 12.00 gms. By T. Schwab. Obverse: The airplane Bremen flies right over the Atlantic Ocean; Reverse: The names of the pilots in three lines over a propeller; all within oak wreath. Edge: PREUSS. STAATSMUENZE. GOLD 900 FEIN. A remarkable piece that boasts dark, cameoed fields and satiny devices rather like a proof. Fully Uncirculated with some light signs of cabinet friction in the brilliant fields. A great and highly coveted aviation type.
Estimate: $500 - $750