This medal commemorates the Parseval airships. There were 22 built during the period 1909 through 1919. They were named for August von Parseval, the maker, just as the Zeppelin, another airship, was created by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. This was produced at the beginning of the period of construction and celebrates the trips performed from October 12-19, 1909 in Frankfurt, Nürnberg, Augsburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Mannheim and Cologne.

Karl Goetz (1875-1950) was a well-known German medalist. In 40 years Goetz created over 600 medals. From 1913-1923 Goetz became widely known for his satirical metals which ranged from nationalistic to ridicule. He later conformed to the National Socialist standard and moved away from Expressionism doing medals of known figures in German history. Aside from a medal during the Weimar Republic in which he satirized Hitler in a negative way, he steered clear of contradicting the National Socialist party.