RSA (Pre-1994): South African Tribute to Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin Apollo 11 Moon Landing
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Form:
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Circular
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By:
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PB (?) / A Bickel, Johannesburg. |
Date:
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1969 |
Ref:
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AM2: 401; Laidlaw: 0125;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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38.0 mm | Bronze | 23.1 gm | $10 |
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Edge:
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Plain.
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Obverse:
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Against a lunar landscape background, the heads of Armstrong (left) and Aldrin (right) appearing through spacesuits. Across on a wavy ribbon above: "NEIL ARMSTRONG * * * * * " and below: "* * * * * BUZZ ALDRIN". Signed: "PB" below first star on lower ribbon.
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Reverse:
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On left, a rocket: "APOLLO II (downwards on left of rocket)" and on right, lander on moon: "EAGLE (across below)". Between from to to bottom, a scroll, concave in the centre: "21.7.69 (in an arc) / 1ST (large) / FOOTPRINTS / ON THE / MOON" and below on a plaque: "WE CAME IN / PEACE FOR / ALL MANKIND".
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Notes:
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Comes in a blue box lined with white silk and blue velvet.
AM2 records that the designer was A.J.H. Stanford and the medal was manufactured by Metal Badge (Pty) Ltd of Pretoria.
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