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Medal - Project Mercury Virgil Grissom
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Edge | Reeded © Greg Laws (CC BY-NC) |
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| Obverse lettering | VIRGIL GRISSOM M·R IV JULY 21, 1961 |
| Reverse description | Central field features a full-length depiction of the Redstone rocket with UNITED STATES inscribed along its body, flanked to the left by the legend PROJECT MERCURY in raised relief and to the right by the astrological symbol of the planet Mercury incorporating the numeral 7 within its circular loop, representing the original seven Mercury astronauts. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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