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Medal - NASA Mercury Atlas 6
| Location | United States |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a facing portrait bust of astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. in high relief at left, alongside a detailed engraved image of the Mercury-Atlas rocket on its launchpad with support gantry structure. The date 1962 appears in the upper field. The legend FRIENDSHIP 7 - MERCURY ATLAS 6 arcs around the upper periphery, while JOHN H. GLENN, JR. - 1ST AMERICAN TO ORBIT curves along the lower border, all within a denticled rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | FRIENDSHIP 7 - MERCURY ATLAS 6 1962 JOHN H. GLENN, JR. - 1st AMERICAN TO ORBIT |
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