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5 Reichsmark Graf Zeppelin
| Issuer | German Reich |
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| Year | 1930 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold, centrally placed design depicting the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship in three-quarter perspective, rendered in high relief and traversing a detailed globe shown in polar projection with continental landmasses and meridian lines clearly delineated. The airship is shown in profile, pointing to the right, its gondola and tail fins precisely detailed. The legend GRAF ZEPPELIN arcs around the upper periphery in large incuse letters, while WELTFLUG 1929 curves along the lower arc, commemorating the historic round-the-world flight of 1929. The mint mark appears in the lower field below the globe. |
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| Mintage | 1930 A - - 217,000 1930 A - Proof - 1930 D - - 56,000 1930 D - Proof - 1930 E - - 30,000 1930 E - Proof - 1930 F - - 40,000 1930 F - Proof - 1930 G - - 24,000 1930 G - Proof - 1930 J - - 33,000 1930 J - Proof - |
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Issued to commemorate the Graf Zeppelin's 1929 world circumnavigation, this coin was authorized by the Weimar government at a moment when the airship program represented one of the few unambiguous sources of national pride available to a politically fractured republic. The voyage — completed in just under 21 days — was partly financed through philatelic revenue, with special mail carried aboard the LZ 127 sold to collectors worldwide.
The .500 fine silver content reflects Weimar-era treasury constraints rather than any minting preference. Struck at Berlin, the issue saw wide circulation and fully worn examples are far more common than the mintage figures alone would suggest.