Apollo 11 50th Anniv. Commemorative Robbins Space Medallion Coin 24K GOLD 32MM

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Space Medallion Tribute 1.25″ (32MM) Coin 24K GOLD Clad
24KT GOLD EDITION
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APOLLO 11
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50TH ANNIVERSARY
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Commemorative Space Medallion Tribute 1.25″ (32MM) Coin 24K GOLD Clad
This is a privately minted proof-like prototype replica of the Apollo
11 Space-Flown Robbins Medallion Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of
the Historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Size is 1.25″ (32MM)
On July
20, 1969, America and the world watched as United Stated Astronauts took
mankind’s first steps on the lunar surface. In recognition of the 50th
anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon, each medallion has
been meticulously sculpted with the Original Concept Apollo 11 Mission
Insignia, Surnames of the Flight Crew, and Mission Dates that the Apollo
11 Launched, Landed, and Returned.
Each Commemorative Medallion is clad in Genuine 24 Karat Gold. Size is 1.25” (32 mm).
Starting
with Apollo 7, the Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts began
working with one or more astronauts from each mission to design and
strike medallions that would travel aboard their flights into space.
Paid for by the crews and available for purchase only by NASA astronauts
and members of the Astronaut Flight Office (AFO) support crew, these
sterling silver mementos usually had very limited mintages of only 100
to 450 medals per mission. Today, these prized medals sell for tens of
thousands of dollars at auction.
The original NASA space-flown
Apollo Medallions were mission-specific commemorative medallions, often
astronaut designed, which were approved by NASA and carried aboard the
mission spacecraft by the astronauts into orbit. In 1968, the first
commemorative medallions where manufactured beginning with Apollo 7. One
(or more) of the astronauts from the flight crew worked on designing
their mission medallions. The basic elements of the medallion design are
consistent throughout the Project Apollo series. The main design
element along with the mission name is located on the obverse. The names
of the flight crew can be found on either the obverse or reverse. The
mission dates are located on the reverse. Beginning with Apollo 11,
special fields were designed for the reverse of the medallion that
allowed for engraved dates of launch, lunar landing and return. The
medallions were stored in the Command Service Module during flight and
on missions involving a lunar landing. A small number were brought to
the lunar surface aboard the Lunar Module.
Coin collectors,
history buffs, fans of space and science, and people who enjoy owning
pieces of Americana will all be clamoring for this LIMITED EDITION
historic medal.
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Genuine 50th Anniversary Tribute of the Space-Flown Robbins Medallion.
• Each Coin is Lavished in Genuine 24K Gold.
• Full-Color Certificate of
Authenticity is Included with Each Coin.
• Each Coin is Handsomely Showcased in an Acrylic Coin Capsule.
• Commemorative Limited Edition.
• Measures 1.25″ (32mm).