Very Rare German Aerospace WW1 Zeppellin Naval Bomber Airship Medal of 1915, Part of a Zeppelin Collection Very Rare German Aerospace WW1 Zeppellin Naval Bomber Airship Medal of 1915, Part of a Zeppelin Collection

Very Rare German Aerospace WW1 Zeppellin Naval Bomber Airship Medal of 1915, Part of a Zeppelin Collection

Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. 1838-1917. AR Aerospace airship wartime medal.

17.95 gm. 33 mm. By Lauer. 1915.

His bust in high relief slightly right / two Zeppelin airships and one plane above a naval unit in the German fleet at sea;
Five lines of text

Deutsche Flotten- Deutsche Schwert
Beshutzenunsern
Heimatherd
1914-1915

Translation;

German Fleet -
German Sword
Protectors Home Hearth
1915-1915

Hallmarked on edge: SILVER 990. Prooflike choice; mirror fields; some light marks and hairlines; iridescent toning.

Count Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin (1838-1917) was the inventor of the eponymous airship the Zeppelin, the largest number of which were built during World War I and used extensively for reconnaissance scouting and bombing during the war. Another near identical example sold at auction, six years ago, on the 12th June 2019, in the US for 800 Dollars US

Code: 22350