Astronaut in space suit holding in his right hand a sample collection tool. Planet Earth in background. Names of the three Apollo 17 crew members who flew the last mission of the Apollo space program in December 1972 in the Taurus-Littrow valley.
Obverse lettering
APOLLO XVII
CERNAN ☆ SCHMITT ☆ EVANS
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Astronaut in spacesuit saluting next to the American flag planted on the surface of the moon. Behind him, astronaut in extravehicular activity aboard a lunar rover. Behind and in the background, lunar module and planet Earth.