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Ascension Island APOLLO-13 NASA Official Coin 50th ANNIVERSARY FIRST WALK ON THE MOON 1 Crown Silver coin 2020 Ultra High Relief Concave shaped Proof 2 oz

Ascension Island APOLLO-13 NASA Official Coin 50th ANNIVERSARY FIRST WALK ON THE MOON 1 Crown Silver coin 2020 Ultra High Relief Concave shaped Proof 2 oz

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Specifications
Metal	Silver
Mintage	650
Fineness (% purity)	99.9%
Denomination (SHP)	1 Crown
Weight (g)	62.21
Diameter (mm)	38.60
Year of Issue	2020
Country	Ascension Island
Edge	Reeded
Quality	Proof
Decoration	NASA logo and Concave shaped
Package	Box
Certificate of Authenticity	with NASA logo and a serial number

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Ascension Islands - it is where the tracking station was located during the flight of the Apollo-13

“Houston We’ve Had a Problem”

The design on the coin features the Lunar Module splashing down in the South Pacific with the parachutes falling behind it. A helicopter can be seen hovering over the module with the USS Lwo Jima on the horizon. The NASA logo and the Apollo 13 Crew Patch are also featured in the design.

✔ Official NASA logo for which special permission has been granted by
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States of America
✔ 2020 Proof Fine Silver (2 oz) Ultra High Relief & Concave

✔ Issued on behalf of Ascension Island

✔ Mintage of only 650

✔ Unique presentation black box and certificate of authenticity

✔ Unique Ultra High Relief and Dished coin replicates the surface of the Moon

✔ Special Permission Granted by NASA for use of the ‘Meatball’ logo and Apollo 11 Crew Patch

Apollo 13 was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) failed two days into the mission. The crew instead looped around the Moon, and returned safely to Earth on April 17. The mission was commanded by Jim Lovell with Jack Swigert as command module (CM) pilot and Fred Haise as lunar module (LM) pilot. Swigert was a late replacement for Ken Mattingly, who was grounded after exposure to rubella.

Anyone on planet Earth at the time will remember exactly where they were and what they were doing on 20th July 1969 when Apollo 11 landed on the moon and Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the lunar surface uttering the words “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. Therefore we are delighted to announce the release of stunningly unique Ultra High Relief and Domed coin to mark the 50th Anniversary of one of the most historic events of our time.

This spectacular and unusual Ultra High Relief and Domed coin replicate the surface of the moon with its rough terrain and craters rising from the surface. The coin also includes the famous footprint left on the moon’s surface along with the flag of the United States of America. We were also delighted to be given special permission by NASA to include the ‘meatball’ logo and the Apollo 11 Crew Patch. The obverse of the coin features the exclusive effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

With its direct link to the Apollo 11 Mission, it is particularly apt that this coin is being released on behalf of the Government of Ascension Island. Devil’s Ashpit on the eastern side of Ascension Island made a perfect site to build a NASA tracking station. With volcanic peaks surrounding the site, it provided a natural shield against radar and other interference from elsewhere on the island. Originally constructed in 1965 to support the earlier Surveyor missions, it also supported the later deep space and Apollo manned missions and tracked Apollo 11 on its flight from the Earth to the Moon.

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