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Started by <k>, September 30, 2013, 11:25:06 PM

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Germany 5RM 1929.jpg

Germany, 5 Reichsmark, 1930.  First anniversary of the round the world flight of the Graf Zeppelin.
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<k>

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Dominica $20 1978.jpg

Dominica, 20 dollars, 1978.  50th anniversary of the Graf Zeppelin.
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<k>

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Liberia $20 2000.jpg

Liberia, $20, 2000.  Graf Zeppelin.
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IOM 1cr 1994.jpg

Isle of Man, 1 crown, 1994.  Graf Zeppelin.
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IOM 1cr 2003.JPG

Isle of Man, 1 crown, 2003.  100th anniversary of powered flight.
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<k>

#5
Congo-Brazzaville 1000 francs 2000~.jpg

Congo-Brazzaville, 1000 francs, 2000.  Centenary of the Graf Zeppelin.
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<k>

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Congo-Brazzaville 1000 francs 2000.jpg

Congo-Brazzaville, 1000 francs, 2000.  Centenary of the Graf Zeppelin.
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Cook $50 2013.JPG

Cook Islands, $50, 2013.  Graf Zeppelin.  (In mother-of-pearl).
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<k>

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Cuba 1P 1988.jpg


Cuba 5P 1988.jpg

Cuba, 1 peso, 5 pesos, 1988.  Graf Zeppelin.
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Gusev

Germany, 5 Reichsmark, 1930.
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Gusev

Benin, 1000 francs, 2000
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Isle of Man 2 pounds 1989.jpg

Isle of Man, 2 pounds, 1989.
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Gusev

It looks like a children's inflatable toy. :thumbsup:
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WillieBoyd2

A US Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential political token with the US Capitol and a dirigible on the reverse.


Franklin D. Roosevelt "Lucky Tillicum" Coin - US Capitol and Dirigible
Brass, 32 mm, 12.86 gm

Obverse:
Franklin D. Roosevelt facing left.
LUCKY TILLICUM / REBUILD WITH ROOSEVELT
Reverse:
United States Capitol building and Dirigible flying
UNITED STATES CAPITOL

The dirigible is probably the US Navy rigid airship USS Akron which was built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin company and launched in 1931.

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Here's an airship on a French à consommer token from the period 1900-1930, when all thing air-related were in vogue.

Compare the moon and space-mania of the 1960s.