Republic silver "First Ascent of Mount Everest - 25th Anniversary" Medal 1978 UNC, 32mm. FIRST ASCENT OF MOUNT EVEREST · TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, Two climbers at summit with flag / Rope, two flags, and two ice picks surrounding six lines of text. The medal is housed in a first-day-of-release cover with two commemorative postage stamps and a COA signed by Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the first climbers confirmed to hike to the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1978. Sold with the original blue wallet of issue.

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