This Apollo 8 commemorative medal was struck by the Vienna Mint in Austria. Apollo 8 was launched on December 21, 1968, and returned to earth six days later. It was the second human flight and the first lunar orbital mission in the Apollo program. Frank Borman, William Anders, and James Lovell, Jr. were the astronauts.
Space medal collector Thomas Becker donated this medal to the National Collection in 1972.
This object is on display in James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.