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Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Apollo 11 40th Anniversary Coin

Posted on 06:11 by Unknown
Yesterday is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Mission Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land on the Moon, while Collins orbited above. I found two website offering coins for the 40th anniversary of the Apollo mission. One is from the NASA Kennedy Space Center website and the other one is from The Royal Australian Mint.
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Official Apollo 11 40th Anniversary coin
NASA Space Kennedy Center minted two coin which is in Silver .999 pure Silver and bronze coin. Both of them don't have coin denomination. The design is similar on both coin.It come with the official 40th anniversary apollo 11 insignia and some picture of apollo 11 history; lunar rover, Apollo 11, and man landing on the moon.
This finely detailed bronze coin features the official NASA 40 Years of Apollo logo on one side, and famous Apollo images on the other. Each coin is finely detailed with the official 40 Years of Apollo insignia. It is price at US$5.99.

This commemorative 40 years of Apollo coin contains one troy ounce of .999 pure silver. Each coin is finely detailed with the official 40 Years of Apollo insignia and comes with a certificate of authenticity and a blue velvet presentation case. It is price at US$69.99
Source:Kennedy Space Center
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New coin celebrates moon landing
20/07/2009 2:28:00 PM
The Independent weekly Australia

A new 50 cent collector coin celebrating the 40th anniversary of man landing on the moon will be launched tomorrow. The Royal Australian Mint said the coin, designed by Caitlin Goodall, depicted the lunar module in space on its way to Tranquillity base on the moon.


“As you view the design, the pad printed elements on one half of the coin gives the perspective of opposing skyscapes, as though you are looking out the cockpit window of the orbiting Command Module,” it said.


It is also 40 years since the original 50 cent coin entered circulation. The first 50 cent piece was a round silver coin but was changed in 1969 to a cupro-nickel 12-sided coin because of the high silver prices and to make it easier to distinguish from the 20 cent coin. The new coin is being released at an official event at the Southern Cross Club in Woden in Canberra.

Source: The Independent weekly Australia
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