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Apollo 17 unflown Robbins medal, serial number 229, owned by Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert. Sterling silver medal commemorates Apollo 17 as the most recent lunar landing conducted by NASA to date. The mission launched 7 December 1972 and returned safely twelve days later. Pictorial obverse is cast with mission insignia, featuring stylized design elements of the U.S. flag and an eagle, alongside a bust in profile of Greek god Apollo. Figures are set against a detailed view of space featuring the moon and ringed planets. Scene is circumscribed by the words, ''Apollo XVII / Cernan-Evans-Schmitt''. Reverse reads, ''Launch / Dec. 6, 1972 / Taurus-Littrow / Dec. 11, 1972 / Entry / Dec. 19, 1972'', circumscribed, ''America - Challenger / Apollo XVII The Beginning''. Sterling silver medal measures 1.25'' in diameter, housed in original Robbins plastic box with the ''229'' sticker. Near fine conditon. With an LOA from Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert's sister.