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Apollo 14 Robbins medal, serial number 184, as one of 303 flown. Collectively, crewmembers Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell helped complete a successful 9-day lunar mission commencing 31 January 1971, as the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the third mission to land on the Moon. Oval medal features an emblem of the NASA astronaut pin, a star, given to U.S. astronauts upon completing their first space flight, and here, shooting through space toward the moon. Each astronaut's last name is depicted along bottom edge. Verso lists launch, landing and re-entry dates along with the Robbins sterling silver hallmark. Serial number ''185'' is engraved along rim edge. Coin measures 1.25'' and is made of sterling silver, housed in its original ''Robbins Company'' plastic box with an ''185'' sticker on the bottom. Swigert has added ''Mother'' to the sticker. Fine. With an LOA from Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert's sister.
Jack Swigert's Personally Owned Apollo 14 Flown Robbins Medal, Serial Number 185
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