Plaque, Commemorative, Lunar Landing, Lombardo Mint
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Lombardo Mint
- Summary
- This replica of the plaque left on the moon by the Apollo 12 astronauts was struck by the Lombardo Mint in Canada. Apollo 12 was launched on November 14, 1969, and landed on the moon five days later. It returned to earth on November 24. Apollo 12 was the second manned lunar landing mission in the Apollo program. Charles Conrad, Jr., Richard Gordon, Jr., and Alan L. Bean were the astronauts.
- Space medal collector Thomas Becker donated this replica to the National Collection in 1972.
- Country of Origin
- Canada
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Credit Line
- Gift of Thomas Becker
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A19731503000
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Events
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Materials
- Plastic, Copper Alloy, Paint, Adhesive, Paper, Ink
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Plaque): 7.3 × 6 × 1cm (2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 3/8 in.)
- Storage: 12.7 × 11.4 × 3.8cm (5 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 in.)
- Record ID
- nasm_A19731503000
White plastic base w/ gold lettering on plaque.
