Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1929 Dornier Do X Commemorative Silver Medallion Auction Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich

Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich

a service member must have served within the geographical borders of Cuba between the dates of July 18

This is a very well-preserved Milizia Voluntaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (Voluntary Militia for National Security) “Blackshirts” officer’s dagger

measures 9

Only two sailors survived and were recovered by HMS Triton

Germany, Weimar Republic. A 1929 Dornier Do X Commemorative Silver Medallion Auction Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich(Dornier Do X Gedenkmnze in Silber). Constructed of silver, the obverse featuring a raised and leftward facing profile of Claude Dornier, circumscribed by name and title with a date of 1929, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of the Dornier Do X in mid flight over the ocean, circumscribed by an inscription of TRIUMPH DEUTSCHER TECHNIK (TRIUMPH OF GERMAN ENGINEERING), above an inscription of START DES DO Z MIT 169 MANN, the edge maker marked BAYER.