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Token - NASA Mercury Atlas 6
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a left-facing portrait bust of astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. in the left field alongside a detailed relief of the Mercury-Atlas rocket on its launch gantry, with the date 1962 in the upper field. The circular legend around the border reads 'FRIENDSHIP 7 - MERCURY ATLAS 6' at top and 'JOHN H. GLENN, JR. - 1ST AMERICAN TO ORBIT' at bottom, flanked by bullet points, with a fine toothed border at the 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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