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Medal - Project Mercury Alan Shepard
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Period | 20th century |
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| Obverse description | Central relief of a Redstone rocket lifting off amid billowing exhaust clouds, set against a star-dotted field. The legend ALAN SHEPARD curves along the upper rim, with the inscription "1st AMERICAN IN SPACE" flanking the rocket in the mid-field, and M/R III positioned to either side. The date MAY 5. 1961 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Central relief of a Mercury-Redstone rocket on the launch pad rising from exhaust clouds at the base, depicted in an upright position. To the left of the rocket, the legend PROJECT MERCURY appears in two lines. To the right, the Mercury program emblem — the astrological symbol for Mercury with the numeral 7 incorporated within the circle — is rendered in bold relief. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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