20 Dollars Hindenburg disaster

Liberia has issued commemorative silver under its own authority since the 1970s, and the program has long attracted collectors of topical material rather than Liberian history proper. This piece marks the 67th anniversary of the Hindenburg's destruction at Lakehurst, New Jersey on May 6, 1937 — a fire that killed 36 of the 97 people aboard and effectively ended commercial hydrogen airship travel within months.

The cause remains disputed. Incendiary paint, static discharge, and sabotage have each had serious advocates among investigators and historians.