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Medal - Transportation of the ZR III Zeppelin to the USA
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1924 |
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| Period | Weimar Republic |
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| Obverse description | A zeppelin airship in high relief flies leftward above a sailing ship navigating stormy waves, a reference to Columbus's voyage of 1492. The date 1924 appears above in the field, flanked by dotted border arcs, with the year 1492 divided either side of the ship's hull. The ship name COLUMBUS appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A muscular male figure standing in the field rests one hand on a staff and is accompanied by an owl at his feet, personifying German strength and wisdom. A large eagle with spread wings perches atop a globe in the left field, with the engraver's signature K·GOETZ in the lower exergue. The legend DEUTSCHE TATKRAFT arcs across the upper field, with IN 80 STUNDEN inscribed vertically at the left. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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