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Medal - Gemini 12 James Lovell and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin

Location Italy
Year 1970-1975
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Composition Silver (.925)
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Obverse description Conjoined right-facing busts of James Lovell (rear) and Edwin Aldrin (foreground) in high relief, both depicted wearing Gemini-era NASA pressure suits with ribbed collar detailing. The surrounding legend curves along the upper rim with the astronauts' names separated by a small star, and U.S.A. appears along the lower rim flanked by star ornaments.
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Reverse description The reverse depicts the Gemini 12 spacecraft rendered in detailed three-quarter profile within an open starfield, with a radiant solar disk at the top center. The lower exergual area bears three Italian hallmarks struck into the field: an oval maker's mark, a lozenge-shaped Milan assay mark, and an oval '925' silver fineness mark. The surrounding legend arcs along the upper rim describing the mission objective, with 'GEMINI 12' and the mission dates filling the lower field.
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