Germany, Weimar Republic. An Lz 121 "Nordstern" Zeppelin Needles Tin With Spanish Text Auction (Cruz de Guerra)

(Cruz de Guerra)

but it continued to be awarded in some Crown Dependencies until 1930

as brave men should who cling to their duty through the slightest glimmering of hope of saving a place entrusted to their custody""

44 mm x 52 mm

were placed in the category of Verstärkter Grenzaufsichtsdienst (VGAD) (Reinforced Border Custody Service)

Germany, Weimar Republic. An Lz 121 "Nordstern" Zeppelin Needles Tin With Spanish Text Auction (Cruz de Guerra)In tin with a silvered finish, magnetic, the front of the lid bearing an image in light blue, dark blue, silver and black paint, illustrating the airship LZ 121 in flight over a cityscape, with billowing clouds in the distance, inscribed in Spanish "ZEPPELIN" below the airship, "CADA AGUJA QUINTADA GARANTIZADA" (Each Fifth Needle Guaranteed) and "LZ 121" on the airship, "100 AGUJAS" (100 Needles) at the upper right in the sky and "TONO FORTISIMO"