A visible-light image of the Andromeda Galaxy, taken by Torben Hansen.
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Canadian Apollo 11 Commemorative Coin

Canadian Apollo 11 Commemorative Coin

This coin was produced to commemorate the Apollo 11 mission when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the Moon on 20 July 1969. The front of the coin displays portraits of Armstrong, Aldrin and the third crew member Michael Collins, who remained in lunar orbit while the other two were on the lunar surface. The reverse depicts the Lunar Module on the surface of the Moon. The lettering on the reverse of the coin is in both English and French as the coin is Canadian.

Lettering
Front:
Apollo 11
E.Aldrin
N. Armstrong
M. Collins

Back:
July 20 Juillet 1969
The first men on the moon
Les premier hommes sur la lune

More information

Object number

2018-12

Location

Space Oddities Gallery

Has this object been into space?

No

Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit

Diameter: 3.5cm
Depth: 0.2cm

Material

Aluminium

Object Production Date

1969

Object Production Place

Canada

On Display Status

On display

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