RARE 1972 TSV FRICKENHAUSEN VOLKSMARSCH HIKING CLUB APOLLO ASTRONAUT MEDAL N656 For Sale

1972 TSV FRICKENHAUSEN VOLKSMARSCH HIKING CLUB APOLLO ASTRONAUT MEDAL N656
A unique combination of interests: German hiking groups and US space exploration. Nice condition with some spots of light wear.
This is an edited descriptionof a previous listing for the medal that sold in 2022:Apollo Mission Commanders: 1972 German Volksmarsch Medal.Incredibly rare high relief medal of 2" diameter featuring a 0.75" diameter spherical model of the moon mounted at the middle of each medal. It is suspended on a chain from a 1.625" x 0.625" metal tag that reads "1.IVV VOLKSMARSCH/ 1972/ TSV FRICKENHAUSEN". That indicates that the medals originated with the First Internationaler Volkssport Verband (International Federation of Popular Sports) People's March in 1972 at the Sports Field in Frickenhausen, Germany. Around the perimeter are the names and images of the commanders of the first five moon landings (Apollo 17 had not yet flown). An American flag is shown in the center of the moon. Space historian Howard Weinberger has discovered just three of these medals over the years; two in a gold finish and one in silver. Heritage sold the duplicate gold version in June 2022 for $812.50.____
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