The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 6, February 9, 2003, Article 15

OTHER SPACE MEDALS

  Martin Purdy writes: "Here's another one, unrelated, from a
  quite different source: the paper insert with the "Apollo 8
  Space Medal" produced by the Historical Medal Society of
  Australia and New Zealand in 1968 states that

  "Sterling silver medals were presented to each of the three
  American Astronauts.
  "Colonel Frank Borman, of the U.S. Air Force, commander.
  "Captain James Lovell, of the U.S. Navy.
  "Major William Anders, of the U.S. Air Force.
  "In addition, nine scientists and technicians who were directly
  responsible for the flight were each presented with a sterling
  silver medal."

  I am currently researching the Historical Medal Society of
  Australia and NZ, and wonder whether these twelve silver
  medals were indeed presented, how the presentation was
  made and whether it was ever documented.  The silver
  versions of all of the HMSANZ medals were supposed to
  be for presentation only, with only the bronze and, later,
  aluminum and gilt medals being made available to the public,
  though I suspect that this restriction was relaxed at some stage."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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