Germany, Imperial. A Fleet Association Of German Women Gold For Iron Donation Medal Auction Archive in turn surrounded by a

in turn surrounded by a green enameled laurel leaf wreath

Eckener declined because of the necessity "to take advantage of the tailwinds and remain on the straight airline without deviation or halt" necessary in order to reach Tokyo nonstop

Provisional or 'Mars Task Force'

in bright red cotton with a white 23 mm wide fabric strip running horizontally through the middle of the armband

25 mm (w) x 75

Germany, Imperial. A Fleet Association Of German Women Gold For Iron Donation Medal Auction Archive in turn surrounded by a(Flottenbund Deutscher Frauen Medaille). Constructed of blackened magnetic iron, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central raised anchor overlaid by a German State Crown, circumscribed by an inscription of FLOTTENBUND DEUTSCHER FRAUEN (FLEET ASSOCIATION OF GERMAN WOMEN), the reverse bearing a central raised date of 1914, circumscribed by an inscription of GOLD GAB ICH FR EISEN (I GAVE GOLD FOR IRON),