| St. James's Auctions Ltd > Auction 85 | Auction date: 3 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 263 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Germany, Aviation, The LZ 127 christened Graf Zeppelin, silver medal, 1928, by Karl Goetz, bust of Zeppelin three-quarters r., rev. celebratory armorial device before the airship, 36mm. (Kienast 408; Kaiser 478); Flight of the LZ 127, the first to circumnavigate the world, bronze medals (2), by Oskar Glöckler, conjoined busts of Zeppelin, Eckener und Dürr ['the creator, the leader, the designer'], rev. global map with key cities marked, 36mm. (Kaiser 511; KM & B 244), one matt surface, all good very fine (3) The LZ 127 was christened Graf Zeppelin by Countess Brandenstein-Zeppelin on the 8th July 1928, named after her father Ferdinand von Zeppelin and on the 90th anniversary of his birth. William Randolph Hearst paid for half of the cost of the circumnavigation flight. Estimate: 100 - 150 GBP |  |
