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Pioneers of Space and Rocketry

Location United States
Year 1970
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Obverse description The obverse features three portrait busts in high relief arranged in a triangular composition: Wernher von Braun at upper center facing slightly left, Hermann Oberth at right in profile, and Willy Ley at lower left facing slightly right. Each portrait is accompanied by the respective surname inscribed in the field, with the curved legend PIONEERS OF SPACE AND ROCKETRY running along the upper rim.
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Obverse lettering PIONEERS OF SPACE AND ROCKETRY VON BRAUN OBERTH LEY
Reverse description The reverse depicts a Saturn V rocket launching in high relief at center, surrounded by billowing exhaust clouds filling the field. The curved legend FIRST MOON LANDING arcs along the upper rim, while JULY 20, 1969 curves along the lower rim, with the Franklin Mint initials FM appearing in the lower field.
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