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[i]Prior to the mission, 304 medallions were struck... These medallions also contained a spelling error of the landing site... However, in my Personal Preference Kit (PPK) I carried a Spanish silver bar salvaged from the treasured Spanish 'Plate Fleet' that was destroyed by a hurricane in 1715. After the mission the Robbins Company restruck the 177 medallions that had not flown and included the flown Spanish bar in the mix... Up to Apollo 15, the entire run of medallions was carried on each flight, until the misspelling of Apennines (as Appeninnes) led to a batch being sent back to the company to be re-struck. Unfortunately this could not be done in time for the launch which meant that only 127 of the 304 medallions were flown.[/i]
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