Apollo-Soyuz Robbins Medal, approximately 1.25” diameter, with a raised design on the face of the mission insignia, and the mission and astronauts’ names in both English and Cyrillic alphabets. The reverse of the sterling silver medal is engraved with the launch and re-entry dates, as well as “First Joint US-USSR Space Flight.” Medal is serial numbered “227” around the rim and was not flown. Normal condition. Accompanied by a 2007 certificate of authenticity from astronaut Ed Gibson, stating the medal has “been in my possession since being acquired directly from the mission’s flight crew during the time I was an active astronaut.” RR Auction COA.
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