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Medal - Project Mercury Walter Schirra Jr
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | The field depicts the splashdown recovery scene of the Mercury-Atlas 8 capsule, showing the conical spacecraft descending under a large parachute toward the ocean surface, with a recovery vessel and helicopter visible in relief. The legend WALTER SCHIRRA JR. arcs along the upper rim, the mission designation M·A·VIII appears in large raised letters across the center field, and the date OCTOBER 3, 1962 is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | WALTER SCHIRRA JR. / M·A·VIII / OCTOBER 3, 1962 |
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