101991 | UNITED STATES & GERMANY. Apollo 11 silver Medal.

101991  |  UNITED STATES & GERMANY. Apollo 11 silver Medal. Issued 1969. Commemorating the first men on the moon (40mm, 24.72 g, 12h). München mint.

 

DER ERSTE MENSCH AUF DEM MOND / 1969, Armstrong and Aldrin with the Eagle onto the moon's surface; view of the Earth among the starry sky, along with command module Columbia flown by Collins / DEM MENSCHEN GEHÖRT DAS ALL / >APOLLO 11< / <<GOTT SCHUF ES>>, view of the Earth and the Moon, with outline of the mission's pathway to and from, along with the landing on the Moon and the re-entry with parachute into the Pacific Ocean. Edge: Plain, though a very subtle bruise is noted.

 

Hans Kaiser 2030. Gem Mint State. Charmingly toned, with a pleasant iridescent mix.

 

Captivating the entire world, the Apollo 11 spaceflight achieved the monumental and historic event of landing man on the surface of the Moon for the first time. Armstrong and Aldrin spent a little over two hours on the Moon, conducting experiments and gathering environmental samples, before returning to the Eagle Lunar Module which ultimately rejoined the Columbia Command Module, the latter having been piloted solely by Collins during the Eagle's landing and subsequent events. This achievement closed out the decade of the '60's which began with a challenge by President Kennedy in 1961, namely that "...before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

 

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