Description: FRANKLIN MINT LIMITED EDITION PROOF STERLING SILVER MEDAL COMMEMORATING THE JULY 1975 JOINT UNITED STATES AND SOVIET UNION APOLLO SOYUZ SPACE MISSION. OBV: WITHIN CIRCLE FACING PORTRAIT BUSTS OF TWO RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS ABOVE AND THREE AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS CENTER AND BELOW IN SPACE GEAR; DATE IN OUTER CIRCLE BELOW; RUSSIAN CYRILLIC ALPHABET AND ENGLISH SURROUNDING LEGEND "PARTNERS IN SPACE". REV: APOLLO-SOYUZ MISSION BADGE CENTER AND CYRILLIC ALPHABET COSMONAUT NAMES LEFT, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASTRONAUT NAMES RIGHT SURROUNDING. THIS LAST APOLLO MISSION AND FIRST JOINT U.S./SOVIET SPACE FLIGHT PROVIDED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FOR FUTURE JOINT MISSIONS SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND THE SHUTTLE-MIR PROGRAM. THIS FLIGHT WAS A SYMBOL OF DETENTE AND ENDED PREVIOUS TENSIONS CAUSED BY THE SPACE RACE. THE MISSION INVOLVED THE DOCKING LINKUP OF THE TWO SPACECRAFTS IN ORBIT. THE APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT WAS COMPRISED OF U.S. MISSION COMMANDER (OF THE UNOFFICALLY NUMBERED APOLLO 18) THOMAS P. STAFFORD, COMMAND MODULE PILOT VANCE D. BRAND AND DOCKING MODULE PILOT DONALD K. SLAYTON, AS WELL AS U.S.S.R. COMANNDER ALEXEI LEONOV AND FLIGHT ENGINEER VALERI KUBASOV. CONTAINS 20 GRAMS OF .925 FINE SILVER (.5949 OZ ASW) 39 MM IN DIAMETER USA shipping is per item. All packages fully insured.You can arrange pickup from our Fort Lauderdale storefront locationOur business hours are Monday - Friday 10:00am-5:00pm ESTFlorida Sales Tax applicable to invoice totals under $500 on any NON USA minted itemsINTERNATIONAL SHIPPING & DELIVERYPLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE CRISIS OCCURRING INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY HAS BECOME DELAYED ONCE THE PACKAGE ARRIVES TO CUSTOMS. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME. WE CAN OFFER FEDEX SHIPPING HOWEVER THE COST IS MUCH HIGHER. PLEASE INQUIRE IF INTERESTEDDue to increase in postage rates and loss of first class packages we are now strictly shipping via Priority mail as it is more secure and traceable all the way to your door. *Import taxes and duties are NOT included in the item price or shipping charges. We cannot declare any package as a "gift", ”sample”etc.*We do combine shipping on international auctions won.*We now ship solely via USPS Priority Mail International or Fedex International foryour additional tracking and security and ensure delivery to customs.*Delivery times could get delayed to as much as 4 weeks depending on customs conditions.*It is the buyer's responsibility to check with your country's customs office todetermine what these additional costs (if any) will be prior to bidding or buying.These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. They are not additional shipping charges by RareCoinCollector. eBay sales tax collection eBay will calculate and add the applicable sales tax at checkout. The buyer will pay both the cost of the item along with the sales tax. eBay will collect and remit the tax. Sellers are not able to opt out of selling items into the states listed above or opt out of eBay automatically collecting sales tax. Based on applicable tax laws, eBay will calculate, collect, and remitsales tax on behalf of sellers for items shipped to customers.
Price: 55 USD
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
End Time: 2024-02-15T20:01:51.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
