One of only ninety-nine !!
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Flown Silver Medal ( Medallion ) Originally from the Personal Collection of Command Module Pilot Vance Brand !
Only ninety-nine of these 30mm sterling silver medals (out of 99 minted) were actually flown on the historical Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first international manned space effort.
Between July 17-19, 1975, following three years of preparations, three U.S. astronauts (Thomas Stafford, Vance Brand, and Deke Slayton) and two Soviet cosmonauts (Alexei Leonov and Valery Kubasov) linked an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz capsule in Earth orbit.
The obverse design depicts the docking maneuver above the Earth and the features the title "First Joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. Space Flight" on English Language.
The reverse design depicts the docking maneuver above the Earth and the features the title "First Joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. Space Flight" on Russian Language.
On the Medal rim you can see: Sterling and some hallmarks.
Excellent condition !