1975, Russia (USSR). Experimental Project Apollo-Soyuz. Proof Silver Medal.
Mint Year: 1975 Condition: Unopened original packaging, featuring a 1st day of issue stamps and envelope. Denomination: Medal - Experimental Project Apollo-Soyuz. Material: Silver (.925) Weight: 29.65gm Diameter: 41mm
Apollo–Soyuz was the first crewed international space mission, carried out jointly by the United States and the Soviet Union in July 1975. Millions of people around the world watched on television as an American Apollo spacecraft docked with a Soviet Soyuz capsule. The project, and its "handshake" in space, was a symbol of détente between the two superpowers amid the Cold War.