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Topic: Apollo 16 45th anniversary medallion (Winco)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-23-2017 10:07 AM
   
Winco Intl. has produced a medallion commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 16 mission. Apollo 16 was the fifth mission to land men on the moon and return them safely to Earth. Considered by many to be one of the high points of space exploration, Apollo 16 was one of the most ambitious scientific expeditions ever!Since the 1980s, Winco International has supplied NASA and the aerospace industry with their official medallions, lapel pins, patches and frame editions. This medallion was developed by Winco and minted with Apollo command module parts that flew to the moon. Production is limited to 1,972 pieces.  
The medallion is now available from Winco product retailers, including Farthest Reaches, The Space Store and on eBay. |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 06-24-2017 11:21 AM
Are there two versions of this medallion, colorized and bronze? Also, was the metal flown from the Apollo 16 command module in both medallions? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-24-2017 11:53 AM
I believe there is only the bronze. The color illustration is only to show the design.And like Winco's other Apollo medallions, the command module metal is from an unspecified mission, per NASA's desires. |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 06-24-2017 06:34 PM
Thanks Robert, the reason I ask is that The Space Store ad states that the metal was from the Apollo 16 command module. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-24-2017 06:45 PM
I may be mistaken, but I believe that is an error on The Space Store's part. The Winco Certificate of Authenticity only states (as above): This medallion was developed by Winco and minted with Apollo command module parts that flew to the moon. |
Tom
Member Posts: 1597
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 06-25-2017 08:15 AM
Thanks, Robert. |
cspg
Member Posts: 6210
From: Geneva, Switzerland
Registered: May 2006
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posted 06-25-2017 10:36 AM
I can't seem to be able to track all those medallions. Is the Apollo 16 45th anniversary the only (and first) medallion in this series (45th anniversary)? There were the Apollo at 40 medallions. |
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