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
Artefact Store
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
Not on display
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