Moneta's Temple and Gallery

Yemen - 2 Rials 1969 Moon Landing of Apollo XI

Moneta — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:58:17 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Coat of arms of the Yemen Arab Republic, the nominal worth, date and the countries name in arabic and western style. Obverse Lettering: الجمهورية العربية اليمنية ٢ ريالان 2R 1969-١٩٦٩ YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Reverse: Depiction of the moon landing of Apollo II Lettering: APOLLO 11 20 JULY 1969 Numista makes a thing about these concerning the number of stars ( 6 or 7) but the real difference is the style of the engraving, thinner letters. rim dots, etc.. Perhaps the 7 star variety described by Numista doesn't exist, it's not described in KM.

Yemen - 2 Rials 1969 Saturn V; variety 2.2

Moneta — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:48:02 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Moon landing with Saturn V Rocket (Restrike) االجمهورية العربية اليمنية ٢ ريالان 2R 1969-١٩٦٩ YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC; Reverse Lettering: APOLLO 11 16 JULY 1969 اﭗولو ١١ ١٦ يوليو ١٩٦٩ 1000 struck

Yemen - 2 Rials 1969 Apollo 11 & Saturn V

Moneta — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:41:25 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Moon landing of Apollo XI with Saturn V Rocket Obverse Lettering: الجمهورية العربية اليمنية ٢ ريالان 2R 1969-١٩٦٩ YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Reverse Lettering: APOLLO 11 16 JULY 1969 اﭗولو ١١ ١٦ يوليو ١٩٦٩ Edge ESTRIADO VERTICAL FINO

Fujairah - 10 Riyals 1969 Apollo XI

Moneta — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:05:53 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC; Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material for return to Earth. Michael Collins piloted the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent just under a day on the lunar surface before rendezvousing with Columbia in lunar orbit.

Fujairah - 10 Riyals 1970 Apollo XII

Moneta — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:02:30 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Apollo 12 was the sixth manned flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon (an H type mission). It was launched on November 14, 1969, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, four months after Apollo 11. Mission commander Charles "Pete" Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean performed just over one day and seven hours of lunar surface activity while Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon remained in lunar orbit. The landing site for the mission was located in the southeastern portion of the Ocean of Storms. Unlike the first landing on Apollo 11, Conrad and Bean achieved a precise landing at their expected location, the site of the Surveyor 3 unmanned probe, which had landed on April 20, 1967. They carried the first color television camera to the lunar surface on an Apollo flight, but transmission was lost after Bean accidentally destroyed the camera by pointing it at the Sun. On one of two moonwalks, they visited the Surveyor and removed some parts for return to Earth. The mission ended on November 24 with a successful splashdown. 15 K struck.

Fujairah - 10 Riyals Apollo XIII

Moneta — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:59:18 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the American Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was launched on April 11, 1970, at 13:13 CST from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded two days later, crippling the Service Module (SM) upon which the Command Module (CM) depended. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water, and the critical need to make makeshift repairs to the carbon dioxide removal system, the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17. The flight passed the far side of the Moon at an altitude of 254 kilometers (137 nautical miles) above the lunar surface, and 400,171 km (248,655 mi) from Earth, a spaceflight record marking the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth. The mission was commanded by James A. Lovell with John L. "Jack" Swigert as Command Module Pilot and Fred W. Haise as Lunar Module Pilot. Swigert was a late replacement for the original CM pilot Ken Mattingly, who was grounded by the flight surgeon after exposure to German measles. 15 K minted.

Fujairah - 10 Riyals Apollo XIV

Moneta — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:55:12 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Apollo 14 was the eighth manned mission in the United States Apollo program, and the third to land on the Moon. It was the last of the "H missions," targeted landings with two-day stays on the Moon with two lunar EVAs, or moonwalks. 14 K minted. Commander Alan Shepard, Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa, and Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell launched on their nine-day mission on January 31, 1971 at 4:04:02 p.m. local time after a 40-minute, 2 second delay due to launch site weather restrictions, the first such delay in the Apollo program. Shepard and Mitchell made their lunar landing on February 5 in the Fra Mauro formation - originally the target of the aborted Apollo 13 mission. During the two lunar EVAs, 42.80 kilograms (94.35 lb) of Moon rocks were collected, and several scientific experiments were performed. Shepard hit two golf balls on the lunar surface with a makeshift club he had brought from Earth. Shepard and Mitchell spent 33½ hours on the Moon, with almost 9½ hours of EVA. In the aftermath of Apollo 13, several modifications were made to the Service Module electrical power system to prevent a repeat of that accident, including redesign of the oxygen tanks and addition of a third tank. While Shepard and Mitchell were on the surface, Roosa remained in lunar orbit aboard the Command/Service Module Kitty Hawk, performing scientific experiments and photographing the Moon, including the landing site of the future Apollo 16 mission. He took several hundred seeds on the mission, many of which were germinated on return, resulting in the so-called Moon trees. Shepard, Roosa, and Mitchell landed in the Pacific Ocean on February 9.

Zambia - 1000 Kwacha - 2000 Man of the Moon

Moneta — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:34:01 -0800

by: Moneta

Description: Combining the theme of the Millennium and the USA's Apollo XI mission to the moon, July 1969.

Germany - Graf Zeppelin Creators w/World Flight Map

Moneta — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:30:08 -0800

by: Moneta

Description: Zeppelin der Schöpfer (creator), Eckener der Führer (the leader), Durr der Erbauer (the builder). Proofs exist, this struck as uncirculated. The World depiction on the back shows some stops on the flight, Friederickshaven, Germany; Lakehurst, NJ, Los Angles, CA; Tokyo, Japan.

Bulgaria - 10 Leva 1979, 1st USSR Bulgarian Space Flight

Moneta — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:39:56 -0800

by: Moneta

Description: First USSR - Bulgarian Space Flight НАРОДНА РЕПУБЛИКА БЪЛГАРИЯ 1979 10 ЛЕВА OB Translation: The People's Republic of Bulgaria 1979 10 Leva Engraver: Georgi Baldzhiev Rx: ПЪРВИ СЪВМЕСТЕН ПОЛЕТ В КОСМОСА СССР * НРБ Translation: First Soviet-Bulgarian Space Flight USSR - NRB (People's Republic of Bulgaria) Edge lettering: СССР – НРБ Интеркосмос ‘79

Nicaragua - 2000 Cordobas 1975, USA Bicentennial

Moneta — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 13:07:18 -0800

by: Moneta

Description: Issued for the 200th Anniversary of the United States of America (1976). OB: Coat of arms, with date, pure gold weight and fineness at base. Legend around. REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA, 1975, 17.28 GR. ORO FINO LEY 900 •AMERICA CENTRAL• Rx: Betsy Ross sewing US flag on left, astronaut placing US flag on moon on right. Legend: HOMENAJE A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA 1776 1976 2000 CORDOBAS [Translation: Tribute to the USA 1776-1976 2000 Cordobas] Mintage for this NCLT [non-circulating legal tender] BU issue is just 320, with a proof version of just 100.

USA - Apollo XI 5 Dollar - 2019

Moneta — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:53:02 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: I lived in Florida, just a few miles inland from the Cape during the Apollo Moon Landing era, my dad worked there at the time. I'll let the US Mint tell you more about this series, I'll use their photo too... The world eagerly watched on July 20, 1969, as Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” E. Aldrin, Jr. took mankind’s first steps on the Moon. This unprecedented engineering, scientific, and political achievement was the culmination of the efforts of an estimated 400,000 Americans and secured our Nation’s leadership in space for generations to come. The Apollo 11 crew—Armstrong, Aldrin, and Michael Collins—safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969, fulfilling the national goal set in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. Nearly half a century later, the United States is the only country ever to have attempted and succeeded in landing humans on a celestial body other than Earth and safely returning them home. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon, Public Law 114-282 authorizes a four-coin program: a curved $5 gold coin, a curved $1 silver coin, a curved half-dollar clad coin, and a curved 5 ounce $1 silver proof coin. As required by the Public Law, the Mint invited American artists to design a common obverse image that is emblematic of the United States Space Program leading up to the first manned Moon landing. The Secretary of the Treasury selected the design from a juried competition. Gary Cooper of Belfast, Maine, created the winning design in the Apollo 11 Commemorative Coin Design Competition. (US Mint) Of the regular series of issues, including the silver and clad coins, the BU issue of this 5 Dollar gold coin was the lowest at a still respectable 12,035 struck in a cup shaped planchet, that the flattened photo does not show. The text would indicate that only the obverse image (the 1st, or A, moon footprint) of the coin was designed by Mr. Cooper (GC initial is there), so I need to look into the reverse design origins which were based on a another Apollo XI photo. I found an interesting enhanced photo effort by Denis Shiryaev that reveals interesting details of this iconic photo and coin. SEE the site for a short video at this YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX-fL-USJA4

Czechoslovakia - Gagarin 20th Year

Moneta — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 14:17:35 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Czechoslovakian Socialist Republic. 100 Korun celebrates the 20th Year of Manned space flight by presenting a portrait, in a space helmet, of the First Man in Space - Yuri Gagarin of the USSR.

Apollo XI & Kennedy

Moneta — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 14:53:10 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: This has some of the design attributes of the Saturn V rocket that appears on the types from Yemen as well as the much sought after coin of Chad that features US President J. F. Kennedy. I believe this is a new issue for 2017 and is the standard .999 silver 1 ounce bullion piece.

Guinea - Soyuz Spacecraft

Moneta — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:45:03 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: 10th Anniversary of Independence, but you'd think the celebration was for the USSR's Soyuz spacecraft. Mintage: 2840 proof only strikings.

Fujairah - Apollo XI

Moneta — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 15:52:05 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: The State of Fujairah issued some of the first and most prominent celebratory coins commemorating the USA's Apollo Moon landing program. These NCLT gold coins are rather large compared to those of Guinea. Using the official NASA emblem as a theme both countries are similar on the reverse. Mintage: 2140 proof only strikings.

Fujairah - Apollo XII

Moneta — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 15:49:14 -0700

Fujairah - Apollo XIII

Moneta — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 15:45:38 -0700

Fujairah - Apollo XIV

Moneta — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 15:41:58 -0700

Russia - French Space Flight

Moneta — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:20:20 -0800

by: Moneta

Description: Part of my 'Space' series - 40 K were struck, only in proof. They look like they're having a great time on the EVA.

Guinea - Apollo XIII

Moneta — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:56:36 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of Independence and the ill fated Apollo XIII moon flight. Mintage: 1775 proof only strikings.

Guinea - Moon Landing Apollo XI 1969

Moneta — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:53:38 -0700

by: Moneta

Description: Gold coin commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the Independence of Guinea. I have all three types that feature US Space Flight in both gold and silver. This coin, and the associated silver issue, were the first coins of world to commemorate the Apollo XI Moon Landing in 1969. Most others were struck in 1970. Mintage: 15k proof only strikings.