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1913 Germany Zeppelin Medal by Goetz
Variant of Goetz's Opus 50

1913 Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Bronze, 65 mm, 119.2 gm, by Karl Goetz, similar to opus 50 (Keinast-50), obverse bust facing part right, around GRAF FERDINAND VON ZEPPELIN, reverse dirigible in flight with setting sun in distance, cherub inscribing on tablet, ERINNERUNG AN DIE FAHRT VON FRIEDRICHSHAFEN NACH AUGSBURG 4. MAI 1913 ("Remembrance of flight from-to"), the Karl Goetz catalog lists a different flight (Friedrichshafen-Munich on Oct. 24, 1912, with Princess Victoria Luise on board, these could obviously be engraved by hand, as here. How many pieces of this Goetz-Zeppelin variant could exist? Nice Choice AU with yellow-brown highlights.

Auction Info

Auction Dates
September, 2008
17th-18th Wednesday-Thursday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 5
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Sold on Sep 17, 2008 for: $264.50
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