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Museum-quality limited edition flown flag and unflown 14K Apollo 15 gold medallion display, numbered 3/10, highlighted by a small 2.75 x 1.5 Beta cloth American flag carried on the lunar surface for three days by Commander Dave Scott during Apollo 15. The 14K gold medallion features the Apollo 15 mission insignia designed by Emilio Pucci and was not carried on the mission due to weight limitations. Displayed with a satin-finish 5.75 x 4 photo of Scott saluting the American flag, signed in silver ink, "Dave Scott, Apollo 15 CDR." The three are archivally matted and framed together with descriptive plaques to an overall size of 13.75 x 16.75. In very fine condition.
Accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from Scott, also numbered 3/10, describing in detail the history of each piece. In part: "I hereby certify that the small beta-cloth US flag…was carried inside a beta-cloth package mounted on an internal structural bracket of an Apollo 15 Oxygen Purge System (OPS) for three days of EVA excursions during Apollo 15, the first extended exploration of the Moon, July 26–August 7, 1971. The OPS, including this small beta cloth US flag, was attached to the top of the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) on the lunar surface such that in the event of a PLSS failure, the OPS flow provides 30 minutes of breathing oxygen to the crewman…Several weeks after Apollo 15, this OPS Bracket and Flag Package were shown to me by NASA senior management. According to management, a member of the JSC Crew Systems Division (CSD) had prepared the flags and secretly stowed them…I was given the OPS bracket and package of flags…
The Apollo 15 gold medallion (14k) presented in this display is from my personal collection and was prepared by Rockwell International as a memento of their Command and Service Module (CSM) Endeavor which completed Apollo 15…This small OPS flag and the gold A-15 medallion have been in my personal collection since we returned from the Moon."
