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© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
20 Dollars Hindenburg disaster
2004 year| Silver (.999) | 20.23 g | 40 mm |
| Issuer | Liberia |
|---|---|
| Period | Republic (1847-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2004 |
| Value | 20 Dollars 20 LRD = USD 0.10 |
| Currency | Dollar (1943-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | 20.23 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#416372 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Hindenburg airship exploding.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HISTORY OF AMERICA • HINDENBURG DISASTER 1937
$20
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey, U.S. The LZ 129 Hindenburg (Luftschiff Zeppelin #129; Registration: D-LZ 129) was a German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship, the lead ship of the Hindenburg class, the longest class of flying machine and the largest airship by envelope volume.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, which occurred on May 6, 1937, when the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States.
