Celebrating the Space Shuttle Program #SSP-3500
Year: 2012
Mint/Issuer: Winco International
Mintage: 3500
Flown metal: Metal in this medallion were ingotsflown on a space shuttle mission
Additional Information:
A framed limited edition set featuring all 135 official space shuttle mission pins. Presented in chronological order, these pins provide an emblematic history of the program. They are exhibited on an exclusive collage created by Blake Dumesnil, who also designed NASA's official shuttle program commemorative emblem. This exquisite print also displays each pin's mission number, the orbiter flown, and the launch and landing dates.Featured centerpiece: An edition-exclusive medallion is minted with metal ingots that were flown on a shuttle mission (this limited edition is oversized at 2 1/8" and shadow-boxed). The ingots were flown to mint official medallions to commemorate the space shuttle program and to honor those who made this program possible.Two other commemorative emblems minted with metal from the flown ingots are also featured along with an edition-exclusive Space Shuttle Launch emblem (also shadow-boxed), and four other program-related emblems. A solid brass story plate is cut in the shape of the program's commemorative insignia and is engraved with the individual edition number of each frame.State of the art matte cutting delivers a visually enhanced five-level presentation for the 144 hand-mounted commemorative pins. 28.5" x 32.75". Limited to 3,500.
