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Weimar Republic Zeppelin 5 Mark and the unexpected
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1932 G 10 Reichspfennig- This is a tough coin... I like the Industrial look.
1930 A 5 Mark
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Trivia time:
Although the coin is very often depicted in this orientation, the Zeppelin depicted on these coins isn't supposed to be flying horizontal, but pointing upwards slightly. The true up-down axis of the coin is the straight line of longitude which happens to be the Greenwich Meridian. You can tell this is true because the mintmark is oriented at the bottom of that meridian line.
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
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The 1932 G 10 Reichspfennig is quite rare in this state of preservation. It is currently the only MS example graded by the big Two. The grade exceeded expectations.
The1930 A Zeppelin is a very attractive coin… at least in my opinion. This one missed my grade range as it graded 64 and lower end of my range was 65. Still a terrific design and quite symbolic of the times.
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@Sapyx the orientation of these is constantly presented incorrectly. As you put, the mintmark and prime meridian are the guide for how to orient them properly. I'm seemingly always updating them to the correct orientation when we have them in S-B auctions. Sadly, you'll see them mostly presented in the incorrect "horizontal" way even in many German sales.
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I have been meaning to get one of these coins. I’ve loved airships since I was a kid.
Last year I flew on a modern zeppelin in Germany, a semi-rigid “blimp sized” airship, much smaller than the massive machines of years ago, and with helium of course, but still a cool experience to float through the air.
Never had a Zepp. Those Weimar reichspfennings, on the other hand...