Mint State Uncirculated commemorative silver medal issued to celebrate the 1924 first non-stop Transatlantic flight (not to be repeated until Lindberg's 1927 flight).
Certified by NGC to MS 65, Population Census: this coin, none higher. Vintage NGC holder.
Colorfully toned with lustrous and reflective near mirror surfaces.
Very appealing in hand!
Airship LZ 126 was delivered to the US Navy as part of Germany's WWI War Reparations and renamed USS Los Angeles (used for training purposes).
Obverse: Bust of Dr. Hugo Eckener
Reverse: View of Zeppelin in flight with significant flightdates: Friedrichshafen, Azores, Sable Island and stops within the United States (Boston, New York, Lakehurst).