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Medal - Apollo 16 The Descartes Region Mission
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a lunar roving vehicle on the moon's surface in the upper field, with a mountainous lunar landscape and the Earth in the background. Below, in high relief, are the facing busts of the three Apollo 16 crew members. The date APRIL 16 - 1972 arcs at the top, the legend THE DESCARTES REGION MISSION curves across the mid-field, and the astronauts' names THOMAS K. MATTINGLY, JOHN W. YOUNG, and CHARLES M. DUKE JR. appear in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | APRIL 16 - 1972 THE DESCARTES REGION MISSION THOMAS K. MATTINGLY JOHN W. YOUNG CHARLES M. DUKE. JR. |
| Reverse description | The reverse reproduces the Apollo 16 mission patch in relief, featuring a bald eagle perched atop a heraldic shield bearing vertical stripes and the legend APOLLO 16, with two intersecting diagonal lines representing the mission trajectory set against a lunar surface background. Sixteen stars border the outer rim, and the crew surnames appear in the lower legend separated by stars. |
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