United Kingdom. A Medal Of The Order Of The British Empire, To Miss Mary Ryan Newly Listed Eckener had repeated the success

Eckener had repeated the success of his first transatlantic crossing four years earlier when he delivered the LZ-126 to the U

measuring 202x229mm

and committed suicide when his division was surrounded behind enemy lines and had almost run out of ammunition

1862-1863 - silver

certificate number 37039

United Kingdom. A Medal Of The Order Of The British Empire, To Miss Mary Ryan Newly Listed Eckener had repeated the successGeorge VI (MISS MARY RYAN). Naming is engraved in large capitals. Silver, measuring 36. 5 mm, on an original second type civil ladies' ribbon with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The British Empire Medal (formally British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. The current honour was created in 1922, to replace the original medal, which had been