Title:
Apollo 11 Splashdown
Description:
Obverse: Image of the Columbia command module floating on the surface of the Pacific Ocean following splash down after reentry. Next to the command module in the water is a small raft with US Navy personnel from a specialized recovery team sent to retrieve the crew from the Columbia.
Reverse: Features the image of an American bald eagle as it comes to rest on the surface of the moon. The bald eagle has its wings spread wide as it clutches an olive branch in its talons, a sign that mankind had come to the moon in peace.
The Apollo 11 spacecraft consisted of three separate modules when launched from Merritt Island, Florida. The craft featured a command module to house the astronauts, a lunar lander for landing on the moon’s surface, and a service module that supported the command module’s propulsion, electrical power, water, and oxygen.
Of these three modules, only the command module would return to the Earth with the astronauts following their mission to the moon. As the command module made its return toward Earth around July 24th, the tracking station on the American territory of Guam in the South Pacific momentarily lost connection with the crew. However, the command module eventually touched down in the Pacific Ocean and was retrieved the aircraft carrier USS Hornet.
Reverse: Features the image of an American bald eagle as it comes to rest on the surface of the moon. The bald eagle has its wings spread wide as it clutches an olive branch in its talons, a sign that mankind had come to the moon in peace.
The Apollo 11 spacecraft consisted of three separate modules when launched from Merritt Island, Florida. The craft featured a command module to house the astronauts, a lunar lander for landing on the moon’s surface, and a service module that supported the command module’s propulsion, electrical power, water, and oxygen.
Of these three modules, only the command module would return to the Earth with the astronauts following their mission to the moon. As the command module made its return toward Earth around July 24th, the tracking station on the American territory of Guam in the South Pacific momentarily lost connection with the crew. However, the command module eventually touched down in the Pacific Ocean and was retrieved the aircraft carrier USS Hornet.
Country:
United States
Year:
2019
Mintage:
4,178 of 5,000
Material:
Silver
Weight:
1 oz
Diameter:
39 mm
Edge:
Reeded
Date Added:
2023-06-03 11:32:17
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$20.00
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-11
Date Added:
2023-06-03 11:32:17
