Bidspirit auction | Apollo 11 official NASA medallion

Apollo 11 official NASA medallion containing flown metal. The Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness medallions were produced from a melt that incorporated metal from a pulley clamp from the Lunar Module and a stainless steel heatshield bolt from the Command Module. A total of 200,000 of the 1¼ diameter medallions were produced by Barco Mint of New Orleans in 1970. The reverse of the medallion bears the following text: This Medallion contains metal from spacecrafts Columbia and Eagle, that took Astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins on their historic Apollo 11 mission that resulted in the first landing of man on the Moon. Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness medallion presentation Apollo 11 Manned Flight Awareness medallion presentation. The medallions were most commonly distributed in 3? x 2¾ plastic coin holders showing both sides of the medallion. Good condition. Part of Single Vendor collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide.