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Taken on board space flight mission STS-48 Shuttle orbiter "Discovery" 12. September 1991
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T O P I C R E V I E Wspace-coinsI have this small coin (about 4 grams or 0.15oz, 1 inch diameter). It reads on one side: Taken on board space flight mission STS-48 Shuttle orbiter "Discovery"12. September 1991 Also "Selangor Pewter" and the names of the five astronauts.Has anyone ever seen that coin? Was it indeed flown on STS-48?teopzeOh wow! What a great find! This one must be 'quite' rare... MichaelDVery nice, something else for us collectors to strive for. A good find, congratulations!Thanks for bringing it to light!denali414First time seen this coin (via eBay 255168598245):Editor's note: Threads merged.Robert PearlmanThe STS-48 Official Flight Kit manifest lists a "Museum Pewter Medallion (3" dia)" being flown for the "Space and Technology Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia."The implication is that only one medallion was flown. So are the eBay lot and the Space-Coins example the same piece changing hands?fredtravInteresting item. I wonder about its authenticity. The museum it says it was flown for was opened in 1996, construction was started in 1994, but the medal was flown in 1991. I would say that perhaps there was another museum prior, but the coin shows the one that opened in 1996. Perhaps they designed and flew the coin based on something that was going to happen.mf451Robert, assuming the OFK is correct, these cannot be the coin listed as flown because the two coins described in this thread are around 1” in diameter, versus the 3” coin described in your OFK quote. Perhaps these were replicas made after to commemorate the flown medallion? Robert PearlmanOr maybe they melted down the flown medallion and minted some number of the smaller pieces. tnperriFound this on the Royal Selangor Facebook page from Sept. 11, 2021: 30 years ago today, the STS-48 space shuttle Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida. Onboard, astronaut James Buchli had with him the Selangor Pewter Space Medallion while he and his crew were in orbit. This space medallion is the first Malaysian-made and pewter object to be launched into space and was to commemorate the launch of the National Science Centre project. MartinAirClearly different. Any ideas why?Robert PearlmanIf not counterfeits, I think what was suggested earlier is the most likely situation: smaller replicas were reproduced to commemorate the larger flown medallion. I have emailed Royal Selangor to inquire if that is the case.
Taken on board space flight mission STS-48 Shuttle orbiter "Discovery"12. September 1991
Has anyone ever seen that coin? Was it indeed flown on STS-48?
Thanks for bringing it to light!
Editor's note: Threads merged.
The implication is that only one medallion was flown. So are the eBay lot and the Space-Coins example the same piece changing hands?
I would say that perhaps there was another museum prior, but the coin shows the one that opened in 1996. Perhaps they designed and flew the coin based on something that was going to happen.
30 years ago today, the STS-48 space shuttle Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida. Onboard, astronaut James Buchli had with him the Selangor Pewter Space Medallion while he and his crew were in orbit. This space medallion is the first Malaysian-made and pewter object to be launched into space and was to commemorate the launch of the National Science Centre project.
I have emailed Royal Selangor to inquire if that is the case.
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