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Medal - Project Mercury Alan Shepard
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1961 |
| Type | Collection medallion |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicting the Redstone rocket with Mercury capsule atop, shown at launch with exhaust clouds at its base, surrounded by small five-pointed stars in the field. The legend '..ALAN SHEPARD..' arcs across the upper periphery, '"1st AMERICAN IN SPACE"' appears horizontally across the mid-field flanking the rocket, with the mission designation 'M/R III' in large characters and the date 'MAY 5, 1961' in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central relief of an Atlas rocket with 'UNITED STATES' inscribed vertically along its body, flanked to the left by the bold legend 'PROJECT MERCURY' and to the right by the astronomical symbol of Mercury incorporating the numeral '7' within its circular loop, referencing the original seven Mercury astronauts. |
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