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This Apollo 12 commemorative medal was designed by the Italian sculptor, Constantino Affer. Affer's choices to depict the Apollo 12 mission in high relief with a prominent artist's signature signal this piece's place as a piece of medallic art, an art form that came into its own with the Apollo program.
Apollo 12 was launched on November 14, 1969, and returned to Earth eight days later. It was the sixth human spaceflight and the second lunar landing in the Apollo program. Charles Conrad, Jr., Richard Gordon, Jr., and Alan Bean were the astronauts.
Coin and medal collector Thomas Becker gave this medal to the National Collection in 1972.
Country of Origin
Italy
Type
MEMORABILIA-Events
Designer
Constantino Affer Dimensions
3-D: 4.4cm (1 3/4 in.) Materials
Bronze with silver coating Inventory Number
A19731534000
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Becker
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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