APOLLO-SOYUZ CREW MEDAL.
APOLLO-SOYUZ CREW MEDAL.
brass medal designed by Konstantin Dmitrievich Hrenkov, 60 mm diameter, Mytishchi, Soviet Union, 1975, made in two halves that "dock" together to form a single piece, the obverse commemorating the "First International Space Docking" in English and Russian, with the two spacecraft on opposite halves of the medal; the reverse featuring U.S. and Soviet Russian flags, and the date "1975." Contained in white plastic case with felt-line base and clear acrylic insert.
One of only a few medals produced and identical to those actually flown and "docked" in space during this momentous occasion.
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APOLLO-SOYUZ CREW MEDAL.
brass medal designed by Konstantin Dmitrievich Hrenkov, 60 mm diameter, Mytishchi, Soviet Union, 1975, made in two halves that "dock" together to form a single piece, the obverse commemorating the "First International Space Docking" in English and Russian, with the two spacecraft on opposite halves of the medal; the reverse featuring U.S. and Soviet Russian flags, and the date "1975." Contained in white plastic case with felt-line base and clear acrylic insert.
One of only a few medals produced and identical to those actually flown and "docked" in space during this momentous occasion.
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