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Eagle One Aerospace produced an exclusive set of Project Mercury crew patches in the early 90's. 5 sets were produced and mounted on a poster, another 25-50 were produced as an unmounted set. Each patch has the hallmark initials of their respective crewman. They faithfully render the capsule artwork and are often considered to be the proper mercury crew patch as opposed to the common, later souvenir patches from A-B Emblem and others. 

This reproduction was made by A-B Emblem in conjunction with Gene Dorr as a series of historically accurate crew patch reproductions. 

Collected as a set with other 3" Mercury and Gemini patches. This set of patches, while at first glance appear to be regular A-B Emblem 3" souvenir versions, actually have some distinct oddities that set them apart. They all have cheesecloth backs.

This variation is unusual for it's black border.

Collected as a set with other 3" Mercury and Gemini patches. This set of patches, while at first glance appear to be regular A-B Emblem 3" souvenir versions, actually have some distinct oddities that set them apart. They all have cheesecloth backs.

Faithful reproduction by Eagle One Aerospace

This is the Gemini 5 variation that was actually carried aboard the spacecraft. It varies from the crew-worn patch, but looks similar to the common version. This is the only patch that has "GEMINI 5" within the red circle. 

This is the crew-worn Gemini 5 patch. Notice it lacks the '8 days or bust' found on souvenir patches, because it was subsequently covered up by fabric. 

This patch was designed for the Gemini 12 Backup crew. This is a modern reproduction.