In the middle of the coin, the landing space shuttle Atlantis as seen from an angle below and left of the space shuttle. Lettering along the edges on the coin in two semi-circles.
Obverse lettering
SPACE SHUTTLE
ATLANTIS
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Center-aligned lettering taking the entire face of the coin.
Reverse lettering
ATLANTIS
IS NAMED AFTER A
TWO-MASTED SAILING
SHIP THAT WAS OPERATED
FOR THE WOODS HOLE
OCEANOGRAPHIC
INSTITUTE FROM
1930 TO 1966.
