Medal - Apollo 15 Nebraska Numismatics, Lorioli Medaglie

Features

Location	United States
Type	Commemorative medals
Year	1971
Composition	Silver plated
Weight	14.14 g
Diameter	32 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled (high relief)
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 566372

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Commemorative issue

Apollo 15 Mission

Series: Nebraska Numismatics

Obverse

The central image of is of two astronauts on the Apollo 15 Lunar Rover on the surface of the moon, with the Command Module in the distant background and footprints in the foreground, against a background of stars.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AFFER

Engraver: Costantino Affer

Reverse

Six or seven lines of central text, mission title and logo above, counterstamped serial/issue number to the right and distributor logo below, with mint location to the left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
APOLLO 15
JULY 26 th
AUG. 6 th
DAVID R. SCOTT
ALFRED M. WORDEN
JAMES B. IRWIN
ITALY NN

Engraver: Costantino Affer

Edge

Plain

Mint

F.M. Lorioli & Castelli, Milan, Italy (1919-date)

Comments

An entire series of silver plated (white metal &/or copper) and sterling silver medals (32 & 50 mm) and key tags/fobs exist for the entire APOLLO series. These were distributed in the USA (1960-71) by Nebraska Numismatics (Inc. P.O. Box 1022 CW Omaha Nebraska 68101). However, they were engraved by Costantino Affer in Italy. The firm that minted the medals and key tags/fobs is variously referred to as A.E. Lorioli Fratelli, F.M. Lorioli & Castelli and/or Lorioli Medaglie of Milan, Italy. The Newman Numismatic Portal (at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri), contains other C. Affer references for medals recognizing the Apollo missions 7 to 13.

Despite the likely base metal composition of this medal, it has been counterstamped with a (serial/issue) number (74).

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1971

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