This Apollo 12 commemorative medal was struck by the Franklin Mint for the Ninety-Nine Company. Apollo 12 launched on November 14, 1969, and returned to Earth ten 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. The medal is set in an envelope with a postmark of November 19, 1969 (the date the astronauts actually landed on the Moon).
Space medal collect Thomas Becker donated the medal to the National Collection in 1972.
Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MEMORABILIA-Events
Manufacturer
Ninety-Nine Company
Dimensions
3-D (Envelope): 12.4 × 9 × 0.6cm (4 7/8 × 3 9/16 × 1/4 in.)
3-D (Plastic case, closed, all items inside): 13.3 × 9.8 × 1cm (5 1/4 × 3 7/8 × 3/8 in.)
Storage (Closed): 20.3 × 17.8 × 3.8cm (8 × 7 × 1 1/2 in.)
Materials
Paper
Plastic
Cardboard
Bronze
Ink
Adhesive
Inventory Number
A19731528000
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Becker
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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