Apollo 17 - 4" - Crew "Initialed" version

Extremely rare, only 150 of these were issued to the each of the astronauts. While unflown, they bear the hallmarked initials of each astronaut, "HS" Harrison Schmitt, "RE" Ronald Evans, "EC" Eugene Cernan. The outer border is slightly wider than the crew or souvenir versions. Produced by A-B Emblem and most still bear the original sticker on the back. "HS" version pictured below. A star also marks this variety from the souvenir and crew versions.