Alan Bean’s flown sterling silver Apollo 12 Robbins medal, approximately 1.25″ in diameter, with a raised design of the Apollo 12 mission insignia on the face and engraved on the reverse with the launch date of November 14, 1969, moon landing date of November 19, 1969, and return date of November 24, 1969. The medal is serial numbered "95" and includes its original matching case, with a label on the bottom annotated in Bean's hand, "Apollo 12, Silver, #95, Flown." Condition is mint state.
Accompanied by a handwritten and flight-certified letter of authenticity from Bean, in full: "I hereby warrant and certify the Apollo 12 silver Robbins Medal, serial number #95, was flown with me aboard Yankee Clipper on the Apollo 12 mission, November 14-24, 1969. It has been a part of my personal collection of space mementoes since. Alan Bean, Apollo 12 LM Pilot.” A treasured mission-carried keepsake deriving from the personal archives of the fourth man on the moon.
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