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½ Dollar - Charles III Friendship 7
| Issuer | Samoa |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Colorized commemorative design depicting the historic Friendship 7 Mercury space mission of 1962. To the right, an Atlas 5 launch vehicle stands on its launch pad, while to the left the Mercury Friendship 7 capsule is shown in orbit against a deep-space backdrop rendered in full color. The NASA logotype appears prominently in the left field. The legend 'FRIENDSHIP 7' is inscribed in the upper field, with the mission year '1962' and 'NASA' completing the reverse inscriptions. |
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| Mintage | 2023 - Prooflike - 9,999 |
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Charles III "Friendship" issues from Samoa are private mint products — legal tender by arrangement but designed entirely for the collector market, with no meaningful circulation history. The Friendship 7 designation references John Glenn's Mercury capsule from February 1962, the mission that made him the first American to orbit Earth. Glenn completed three orbits before splashing down in the Atlantic, a flight that carried enormous political weight at the height of the Space Race.
NASA retained Glenn's capsule; it is now at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.