Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1924 Zeppelin America Trip Commemorative Silver Medallion, By L. Christian Lauer Auction Archive with some enamel contact

with some enamel contact

crazing evident in the white enamelled rays

with a butterscotch-brown leather tab

Waddell was awarded the Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

silvered bronze fouled anchor

Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1924 Zeppelin America Trip Commemorative Silver Medallion, By L. Christian Lauer Auction Archive with some enamel contact(Zeppelin Amerikafahrt Gedenkmnze). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing a raised bust of Hugo Eckner in exceptional detail, flanked by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of Zeppelin Z. 12 (LZ 26) in mid flight against a coastal background, topped by title and a date of 1924, above a list detailing key locations and dates on the airships journey from Europe to its final destination of Lakehurst, New Jersey, the reverse maker