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Auction: 341 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1139

Germany. Deutscher Rundflug 1925 Presentation Toasting Cup". Silver. 61.7 gms, 3 ¾" high. German eagle flying right flanked by the signatures of German aviators who flew Daimler-Klemm machines in the competition: (Bruno) Lorezer, (Friedrich) Siebel, (Martin) Schrenk and (Hans) Guritzer.
The first Deutscher Rundflug was held in 1911 as an aeroplane competition to popularize aviation in Germany. Organized by the German Aviation Association and the Aero Club of Germany, the 1925 competition, a sightseeing flight around the country, May 31 to June 19, revived German motor flight after the ban imposed at the end of World War I. Covering a total distance of 5,000 kilometers, the competition, which took the form of a reliability test, served 34 cities. Some 195,000 Marks was offered as prize money.
Noted WWI flying ace, Bruno Lorezer (1891-1960) fought for the Freikorps anticommunist paramilitary unit (1918-1920) and later joined the Luftwaffe in 1935, rising to the rank of Generaloberst in 1943. A pilot and technical officer in World War I, Friedrich Siebel (1891-1954), was involved in the development of the twin-engine Friedrichshafen large aircraft. Due to the prohibitions on German aviation after the war, Siebel founded companies in Germany and Moscow to trade in machinery, engines and tools, then proposed to the Reich Ministry of Defense the setting up of aviation schools around Germany. He would go on to become a major aircraft designer and manufacturer. Martin Schrenk (1896-1934) served as an aviator in the First World War, then as an aerospace engineer. Hans Guritzer (1897-1932) served as a naval aviator for the Austrian army in World War I, and after as a test pilot first for Daimler then Klemm.
Hallmarked "800" on bottom. With original, cushioned case. Extremely Fine.