Medal - Apollo 17

Features

Location United States
Type Coin patterns › Mint token
Year 1973
Composition Silver
Diameter 39 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
84213

Commemorative issue

Apollo 17 Final Moon landing December 1972

Obverse

Astronaut standing, facing right
lunar lander
Earth above horizon

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DECEMBER , 1972
TAURUS - LITTROW

Reverse

Apollo 17 mission insignia

Script: Latin

Lettering:
APOLLO * XVII
CERNAN * EVANS * SCHMITT

Edge

Reeded (269 reeds)

Mint

The Franklin Mint, Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)

Comments

"Eyewitness Medal"
Franklin Mint

Apollo 17
The insignia was dominated by the image of Apollo, the Greek sun god. Suspended in space behind the head of Apollo was an American eagle of contemporary design, the red bars of the eagle's wing represented the bars in the U.S. flag; the three white stars symbolized the three astronaut crewmen. The background was deep blue space and within it were the Moon, the planet Saturn and a spiral galaxy or nebula. The Moon was partially overlaid by the eagle's wing suggesting that this was a celestial body that man has visited and in that sense conquered. The thrust of the eagle and the gaze of Apollo to the right and toward Saturn and the galaxy was meant to imply that man's goals in space would someday include the planets and perhaps the stars. The colors of the emblem were red, white and blue, the colors of the U.S. flag; with the addition of gold, to symbolize the golden age of space flight that would begin with this Apollo 17 lunar landing. The Apollo image used in this insignia was the Apollo of Belvedere sculpture that was in the Vatican Gallery in Rome. This emblem was designed by artist Robert T. McCall in collaboration with the astronauts. http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_18-18_Mission_Insignias.htm

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1973)  1 104 0% Bronze; proof
ND (1973)  3 861 100% Silver; proof

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