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| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The concave obverse features a highly detailed, deeply sculpted astronaut bootprint impressed into the lunar regolith, rendered in high relief at the center of the field. Encircling the upper portion of the coin are the legends MERCURY, GEMINI, and APOLLO, separated by small circular bullet devices representing the three NASA programs. The inscription LIBERTY appears along the lower rim, while IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed to the right of the bootprint. The date 2019 with the W mint mark appears at the lower left, accompanied by the engraver's initials JFM. |
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| Reverse description | The convex reverse presents a panoramic scene of the lunar surface depicting an astronaut standing in the central field between a planted American flag at left and the Eagle lunar module descent stage at right, with the lunar terrain rendered in fine textured detail. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA curves along the upper rim, and the denomination FIVE DOLLARS is inscribed below it in the upper field. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM appears along the lower rim. The composition captures the historic moment of the Apollo 11 moon landing of July 1969, engraved by Phebe Hemphill. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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