Germany circa 1908 Graf Ferdinand Von Zeppelin commemorative birthday plaque (Kaiser 278) airship over countryside, rare bronze over marble type

Description Germany Graf Zeppelin birthday bronze plaque made circa 1908 (Kaiser 278); rare pre-WW1 bronze-on-marble type in excellent overall condition, considering the age. FREE EXPEDITED SHIPPING WITHIN THE US FOR THIS ITEM. Hard-to-find airship type medallion issued in the early days of these huge rigid airships. This is the birthdate commemorative bronze plaque dedicated to the famous airship designer Graf Ferdinand Von Zeppelin. The plaque was designed and struck circa 1908 by Mayer & Wilhelm in Stuttgart, German Empire (Kaiser 278). This unusual piece was consists of the original bronze plaque mounted on a rectangular marble base which has the reverse side grounded flat. The bronze part has not been cleaned with original dark-brown patina throughout; few minor contact marks are noted for accuracy/ The marble is intact with no cracks or repairs; all parts are solid with no play. The stone part is about 83 mm by 65 mm and 20 mm thick. The bronze plaque is is about 50 mm by 37 mm; total weight is about 229 gram. This rare Germany Graf Zeppelin birthday bronze plaque / early airship era medallion will be a welcome addition to any collection. This rare pre-WW1 Germany Graf Zeppelin birthday bronze plaque / airship medallion is guaranteed to be genuine or your money back.  I have more airship medals, as well as military medals and badges on our Militaria Badges & Medals store section; please take a look. Argocoins now accepts all major credit cards and payments via PayPal as forms of payment. Please email us if you would like to make a credit card purchase over the phone. Old-fashioned checks and money orders will work as well; please take a look at the Payments section within our Terms and Conditions for additional details. FREE USPS PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING WITHIN THE U.S. FOR THIS ITEM International shipping via USPS International Priority Mail for this item will be $53 and up to most countries on our “ship-to” list.