1969 APOLLO 11 MAN'S FIRST LUNAR LANDING / JOHN F. KENNEDY 63.5 mm SILVER & BRONZE MEDAL SET #483
1969 BRONZE APOLLO 11 63.5mm MAN'S FIRST LUNAR LANDING JOHN F. KENNEDY MEDALLIC ART CO. NY, #483

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1969 MEDALLIC ART CO. APOLLO 11 / JOHN F. KENNEDY PURE SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS WITH MATCHING SERIAL NUMBERS (#483) - EDITION LIMITED TO 500 SETS

BRONZE MEDAL
Serial #: 483
Composition: Bronze
Diameter: 63.51 mm
Weight: 4.4 oz (126 grams)
Grade: NGC MS64

OBVERSE DESIGN
Moonscape with Apollo 11 Moon Landing Module "Eagle" on the moon's surface and Command Module "Columbia" in orbit. Above and to the right are overlaping profiles of Apollo 11 astronouts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins. In the background is the planet earth. Inscriptions are: "MAN's FIRST LUNAR LANDING" and "APOLLO 11 JULY 20 1969"

REVERSE DESIGN
In the lower right is a portrait of President John F. Kennedy. Above Kennedy's head is an asending Apollo rocket. and a star. Inscriptions are "I BELIEVE THAT THIS NATION SHOULD COMMIT ITSELF TO ACHIEVING THE GOAL BEFORE THIS DECADE IS OUT OF LANDING A MAN ON THE MOON AND RETURNING HIM SAFELY TO EARTH" and "JOHN F. KENNEDY MAY 25, 1961"

PEDIGREE
Medallic Art Co. NY, #483