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AITA, Joseph  ( ) designer.
            All work below by Franklin Mint.

            M  E  D  A  L     S  E  R  I  E  S

Apollo Project Series:

1970 Earth Orbit Medal (designed by Joseph Aita, modeled by
            Ernest Lauser) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM PAS-3
            Collection: Princeton Library Newman (NC010) 1869-12-28b
1970 Command Ship Separation Medal (designed by Joseph Aita,
            modeled by Norman Nemeth) . . . . . . . . . . . FM PAS-5
             Collection: Princeton Library Newman (NC010) 1869-12-28d
1970 Docking Maneuver Medal (designed by Joseph Aita,
            modeled by Barry Stanton). . . . . . . . . . .  FM PAS-6
            Collection: Princeton Library Newman (NC010) 1869-12-28e
1970 Final Module Separation Medal (designed by Joseph Aita,
            modeled by Philip Nathan) . . . . . . . . . .  FM PAS-17
            Collection: Princeton Library Newman (NC010) 1869-12-28p

Special Commemorative Issues Series:

1970 Carpenters' Hall Bicentennial Medal (designed by Aida,
            modeled by T. James Ferrell) . . . . . . . .  FM SCI-11,
            Greenslet GM-448
1971 DuPont Bicentennial Medal. . . . . . . . . . . FM SCI-24
1972 Burning of the Baspee Bicentennial Medal . . . FM SCI-12
1972 Roosevelt (Eleanor) Library Wing Dedication
            Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM SCI-13
1972 Discovery of Dead Sea Scrolls 25th Anniv Medal FM SCI-25
1973 National League of Cities 50th Congress Medal. FM SCI-24

Greeting Card Series:
1971 Greeting Card Nativity Medal . . . . . . . . . FM GCI-25
            [Unknown Franklion Mint Issues:]
            FM GCI 28  FM GCI-29  FM GCI-30  FM GCI-32 
            FM GCI 35-37 FM COI-14  FM UNI-1

            M   E   D   A   L   S

1969 Johnson City Tennessee Centennial Medal. . . . FM SPI-84
1978 Peace Medal (Alan Grow with Aita). . . . . . . . . .
            Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] . 1979.60.5

            N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

S55 {1993} Greenslet GM-448, p 166.

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