Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1928 Transatlantic Flight Commemorative Silver Medallion, by the Vienna Mint
(Gedenkmünze in Silber). Constructed of silver, the obverse bearing raised leftward-facing profiles of Hermann Köhl and Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld in exceptional detail, circumscribed by names and a date of “13. APRIL 1928”, the reverse bearing a central depiction of a monoplane flying over the Atlantic, circumscribed by an inscription of “ALLEN GEWALTEN ZUM TROTZ SICH ERHALTEN” (“STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF DESPITE EVERY ADVERSITY”), the edge maker marked “MÜNZAMT WIEN” for the Vienna Mint, with a letter “A” indicating Viennese manufacture, and a silver content number of “835”, measuring 36.30 mm in diameter, weighing 29.8 grams, in extremely fine condition.

