De Porceleyne Fles Ruimtevaartbord APOLLO 8 - De Eerste Mens om de Maan - 1968. Nederlandse Tekst

The tin glazed earthenware plate commemorating the 1968 Apollo 8 mission with the first men around the moon. The center decorated in shades of blue with the moon and the earth, several holly leaves and the names; Borman, Lovell & Anders and the text: DE EERSTE MENS OM DE MAAN  (First Man Around The Moon.)  The rim with stylized leaves and the dates 21.12 - 1968 - 27.12.
Designed by De Bruijn.

Signed on the back in underglaze blue for: 

DE PORCELEYNE FLES - ROYAL DELFT

DELFT - HOLLAND & CN = 1969

Painter’s initials: MKR = Martinus C. Krieger

Employment dates: 1955 – present (=in 2003.)

Literature:

This plate  is shown in Rick Erickson -  Royal Delft   Page 134  - Fig. 11 -31. 

Diam.: 18 cm. (7,1 inches.)

Weight: 243 grams.