State of Texas Medal of Honor, (sculpture).

State of Texas Medal of Honor, (sculpture).

Lo Medico, Thomas Gaetano, 1904-1985, sculptor.

Medallic Art Company, founder.

State of Texas Medal of Honor, (sculpture).

July 1970. Presented Oct. 17, 1970.

Diam. 2 1/4 in.

(On obverse:) WE CAME IN PEACE/JULY 20TH 1969 (On reverse:) THE STATE OF TEXAS/MEDAL OF HONOR/APOLLO 11 ASTRONAUTS signed

Medal with the Texas State seal and the Apollo 11 moon landing. Neil Armstrong and Edwin A. Aldrin Jr. are planting the American flag on the lunar surface. Their spacecraft is on the right.

History -- United States -- Space Program

Landscape -- Celestial -- Moon

Portrait male -- Armstrong, Neil -- Full length

Portrait male -- Aldrin, Edwin A., Jr. -- Full length

Homage -- Collins, Michael

Occupation -- Transportation -- Astronaut

Architecture -- Vehicle -- Spacecraft

Aldrin, Edwin A., Jr.,

The medal marks the first anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969. It was presented to the three Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin A. Aldrin, Jr., in the House chamber of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas on Oct. 17, 1970. IAS files contain invoice from Medallic Art Company dated July 6, 1970; and related correspondence with the artist, dated July 9, 1970. IAS files also contain article from the New York Times, Nov. 1, 1970.

Lo Medico, Leonora, 1992.

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