2024 Barbados 55th Anv Moon Landing 1oz Silver Antiqued Spherical Coin
This Moon Landing Coin Makes Quite An Impression! In the classic film It's a Wonderful Life George Bailey as portrayed by the unforgettable Jimmy Stewart promises his future wife the moon, boasting that he'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. George never did acquire the moon, but now you can with this unique one-ounce silver coin struck as a ball-shaped sphere that mimics the look and feel of earth's only natural satellite. One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Coin Design.
Released by the island nation of Barbados in 2024, this fabulous coin offers a new way to commemorate the 55th. Anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 mission that successfully landed men on the moon for the first time. That's because amid the coin's craters and terrain rests the famous footprint made by American Astronaut Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969 when he took one small step for man and made a giant leap for mankind. The coin itself is hollow, but you'd never suspect it from looking at the depth of the footprint struck into part of the sphere's surface. The incuse image looks gigantic on this orb-shaped coin and as you rotate it in your hands it really brings home the theme of just how gigantic a step Armstrong's footprint represents.
Incredible Design Selectively Plated In 24-Karat Gold. As an extra touch, the artisans at MDM added an antiqued finish to the coin that accentuates every detail in the craters, ridges, and footprint that populate the surface of this commemorative moon-themed coin. This extra layer also protects the coin and allows you to handle it without damaging it.
The final touch is the addition of selective 24-karat gold plating applied to the massive footprint, symbolic of what is universally acknowledged as a golden moment in space exploration! Each Spherical Moon One-Ounce Silver Coin also comes in exciting packaging from the Mint: A cool display that is designed to look like the moon coin is floating within its holder! It will make a perfect addition to any collection and a very thoughtful gift for anyone interested in science and the moon. In honor of the milestone anniversary of Apollo 11's historic accomplishment, the limited mintage for this coin has been set at 1,969-which not only represents the year mankind took its first steps on the moon but is an extremely small edition limit for what is expected to be a very popular release. UNIQUE TRIBUTE TO FIRST MOON LANDING.
This coin not only looks and feels like the surface of the moon, but it's also specially struck as a spherical ball-shaped coin. Released in 2024 to mark the 55th anniversary of American astronaut Neil Armstrong becoming the first man to set foot on the moon in the summer of 1969, it features a deep incuse footprint on the reverse. On the obverse is the Barbados Coat of Arms.
Each 2024 Barbados Spherical Moon Coin was struck in a full ounce of highly-pure 99.9% fine silver and measures 33 mm in diameter. SELECTIVELY PLATED IN 24-KARAT GOLD. In addition to its silver purity, this coin has also been selectively plated in pure, 24-karat gold.
Mint Mark: N/A - Not Available. Metal Content: 1 troy oz.