Flight-flown Apollo 12 Robbins Medal, approximately 1.25 diameter, with a raised design on the face of the Apollo 12 mission insignia. The reverse of the sterling silver medal is engraved with the November 14, 1969, launch date, November 19, 1969, moon landing date, and November 24, 1969, return date. This medal is serial numbered “156.” Normal condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Skylab III science pilot Ed Gibson that reads in part: “The Space Medallion...is from my personal collection...I have been its sole owner, and it has been in my possession since being acquired directly from the mission’s flight crew.” Made by the Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts, astronauts who are in line for a flight have the option of purchasing the medallions for themselves, family, and friends as personal souvenirs. The medals are made available only to the astronauts. At the conclusion of a flight, the tokens are sent back to Robbins, where they are engraved on the reverse, polished, numbered, and returned to the astronauts. The dyes are later destroyed. Remarkably scarce flight-flown mementos such as this—particularly one flown to the moon—rarely find their way to the marketplace. RRAuction COA.
