Wally Schirra's silver-colored Apollo 1 Fliteline medallion, measuring 1.25″ diameter, commemorating the Apollo 1 mission. The front features a raised design of the mission insignia and the reverse boasts the last names of astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee as well as "Apollo 1." Condition is mint state, with some wear inside the obverse rim. This medallion was given to Wally Schirra by his friend Gus Grissom prior to the Apollo 1 accident. Originally offered by Odyssey in 1994, the medallion is accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by Mercury 7 astronaut Wally Schirra, in part: "I Wally Schirra hereby state that…Apollo 1 Medallion…is authentic."
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