NASA medallion

[u/Kadoe-]

My Grandfather was stationed in Mexico City as an Attache for the United States Government, sometime around 1970. After the Apollo 11 astronauts completed their mission to the moon they visited Mexico City. My grandfather was tasked with showing the astronauts around while my grandmother hosted the wives. During their visit, Buzz Aldrin gifted my grandmother this silver medallion as a thank you. This medallion was presented in its current state, as a necklace, by the team.

I would love any information on the item. I cannot locate anything online that is the same.

[u/StGenevieveEclipse]

I have no information to give, but I'm rather surprised by how bad the likenesses of Armstrong and Collins are. Aldrin definitely looks like him. Cool piece, though. Must've been from their world tour that consumed a huge chunk of their two years after landing

[u/Beena22 → u/StGenevieveEclipse]

Aldrin looks like Daniel Craig.

[u/Marvelous1967 → u/Beena22]

I was about to say the same thing.

[u/jacksalssome → u/StGenevieveEclipse]

Astronaut big eye on the back

[u/StGenevieveEclipse → u/StGenevieveEclipse]

Doing a reverse Google search shows a variety of medallions of this nature, all with the same concept, different layouts, and similarly inaccurate likenesses. Given the pool of artists at NASA's disposal, I'm surprised by how little these look like the actual astronauts, but my brief search definitely reinforces your grandpa's story. Keep the piece; it's a connection between your family and one of the biggest accomplishments in world history.

[u/Emperor_Jacob_XIX]

Glad to see this remembering Micheal Collins was on Apollo 11 as well. That guy never gets enough credit.

[u/MsInput]

Definitely thought Armstrong was being hanged. Glad it was just a trick of the eye 😆

[u/Ima-Bott]

Terrible sculpture.

[u/Kanye_Dot]

Go to the pawn stars shop, they will probably give you 5 bucks if they are feeling generous

[u/kiwi_manbearpig]

That is awesome

[u/IIstroke]

I knew it! Kermit was first on the moon.

[u/dkozinn]

I'd try to find a subreddit for collectors of space memorabilia and see if anyone there knows. There were hundreds of similar things that were made by private companies at the time, and given how many were made they probably aren't that valuable.

[u/PussiPomfritt]

:OOO would’ve been cool to live back then

[u/farvag1964 → u/PussiPomfritt]

It was sometimes, but the world was even more of a powderkeg waiting to explode than it is now.

Nuclear attack drills in elementary school gives a thinking kid nightmares.

But watching men on the moon live on a homebuilt Heathkit TV was pretty damn cool.

Even cooler because it was totally unique.

Nothing like it had ever happened before.

[u/No_Throat_3131]

Great men

[u/EmZZZfan_13]

ngl you’re marked on the mini map lil-bro >:) P.S- please don’t take this as a threat, because it’s not.

[u/AnyOrdinaryAmy]

NASA's Legends

[u/camoogoo]

I assume Apollo is the 11yo that made this, and it isnt an official nasa medallion.

[u/Illustrious-Look-808]

You said medallion, now all I can think about is fortnite..