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Token - Apollo XI

Location United States
Year 1969
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Composition Bronze
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Obverse description Central device depicts a Saturn V rocket with 'USA' inscribed on its body, shown in high relief. The surrounding legend names the three Apollo XI astronauts — Aldrin, Armstrong, and Collins — along the outer rim, with 'APOLLO XI' at the base and 'LUNAR LANDING JULY 20 1969 AD' in the lower field. A quotation from Neil Armstrong appears in the right field.
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Obverse lettering ALDRIN · ARMSTRONG · COLLINS · APOLLO XI · LUNAR LANDING JULY 20 1969 AD · THATS ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN A GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND
Reverse description The reverse depicts an astronaut in a full spacesuit standing on the lunar surface in high relief, with the lunar module visible in the background above the horizon. The textured field evokes the cratered surface of the Moon, conveying the moment of the historic lunar landing.
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