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Medal - Gemini 8 Neil Armstrong and David Scott
| Location | Italy |
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| Year | 1970-1975 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features conjoined busts in high relief of astronauts Neil Armstrong (left) and David Scott (right), both facing slightly right and depicted in NASA pressure suits with distinctly modeled segmented collars. The circumferential legend curves along the upper and lower rims, with star-shaped ornaments as dividers. |
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| Obverse lettering | NEIL ARMSTRONG ✸ DAVID SCOTT (curved along the upper rim) ✸ U.S.A. ✸ (curved along the lower rim) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the Gemini 8 capsule descending under a large, fully deployed parachute canopy rendered in detailed radial relief, its suspension lines cascading to the capsule partially submerged amid stylized wave crests representing the Pacific Ocean recovery. Three Italian hallmarks are struck into the mid-field at left: an oval 925 silver fineness mark, a lozenge-shaped Milan assay mark, and a small oval maker's mark. Star ornaments flank the lower legend. |
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