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Thursday, November 24, 2011

New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal for Astronauts, Versions for Public

 

Leaders of Congress awarded John Glenn and the astronauts of Apollo 11 -- Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins -- with the New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday during a ceremony at the US Capitol.

Bronze Versions of New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal

Two different sized bronze versions of New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal are available to the public.

The United States Mint struck the medals that were presented, and now it is selling a large (3 inch) and a small (1.5 inch) bronze version of the medal directly to the public.
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