A Type II Commemorative Badge for Army Airships (Zeppelin Badge)

Badge, in silver plated brass, obverse green lacquered wreath, with wide pin, unmarked, measuring 67.45mm x 40.23mm, it weighs 32.7 grams, unmarked, of excellent quality manufacture, in extremely fine condition, an excellent example with nearly all of the green lacquer preserved, rare. Footnote: For similar badge by same maker see page 574 (Carsten Baldes, Aircrew badges and and honor prizes of the Flying Troops 1913-1920). Total true aircrew personnel of the Army Airships numbered around 500 during the War, however during the War no badges were issued to them (although the plan existed early on, it was cancelled); instead the badges manufactured and issued in the Summer of 1920, by the Weimar Republic as " Commemorative Badge for Airshipmen".