| Location |
Canada
|
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1969 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 24.69 g |
| Diameter | 38.93 mm |
| Thickness | 3.0 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 581778 |
Series: Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Portraits of the three astronauts, slogan above, mission details in exergue below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
AD ASTRA PER ASPERA
APOLLO 11
EDWIN E. ALDRIN, JR.
NEIL A. ARMSTRONG
MICHAEL COLLINS
JULY
20
1969
CASEY
LOMBARDO
Translation: "Through Hardships, To The Stars"
Moon in background, Command Module and LEM in foreground, surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FIRST ON THE MOON
Smooth with inscription
Script: Latin
Lettering: MADE IN CANADA
© Greg Laws (CC BY-NC)
At least five different metal compositions appear to exist for this medal including; Aluminum, Brass, copper/bronze, nickel silver/white metal (TC-512852) and 999 silver.
WRT to “CASEY” on the obverse, some have suggested this is one of the Lombardo family, but there is no evidence to that effect.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1969 | |||||||||||||||
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