Gold-tone medallion honoring the first German astronauts, attested as being flown into space during the Foton-9 mission for 14 days and a total of 279 Earth orbits. Gold-plated copper, 54 gm, 50 mm, with the front bearing a lunar scene with floating spacecraft and celestial bodies and raised German text, “The First Germans in Space / Siggi Jahn, Ulf Merbold,” with inset silver-tone medallion featuring portraits of Jahn and Merbold; and the reverse showing an embossed design of a satellite and Space Shuttle orbiting the planet. The medallion is presented in its 3 x 6.25 acrylic display made by Göde Bayerisches Münzkontor. Accompanied by a German certificate of authenticity.
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