- Country:Canada
- Collection:Gold Commemorative $100
- Metal:Gold
- Year:2019
- Denomination:$100
- Finish:Complete
- Weight (oz):0.5
- Purity:0.9999
- Mintage:700
- Product type:Coin
Features the iconic scene when humanity first set foot on the Moon! Order your coin today.
Canada's Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, along with other world leaders, sent messages ofgoodwill for this historic mission. These messages appear on a silicone disc about the size of a US 50-cent coin that was left on the lunar surface. He wrote, "Man has reached out and touched the tranquil moon. Puisse ce haut fait permettre l'homme de red couvrir la Terre et d'y trouverla paix. (May that high accomplishment allow man to rediscover the Earth and find peace.)"
Your 99.99% pure gold coin celebrates the 50th anniversaryof the Apollo 11 moon landing! Order today.
Special features:
HOLD THE MOON! Your coin has a convex shape, rounding the Moon to make it more tangible.
AN ESSENTIAL MILESTONE! The Apollo 11 Moon landing is a defining event in humanity's history and a landmark in Canadian engineering.
DOUBLE-DATED! Your coin is marked with the memorable dates "1969" and "2019" and "50 years/ans" that have passed since the event.
LANDING GEAR FROM QU BEC! H roux-Devtek, the Canadian company that contributed to the successful landing of the Apollo 11, is located in Longueuil - a suburb of Montr al, Qu bec.
DESIGNED BY AN ONTARIAN!While the developing company is located in Qu bec, the primary designer behind the first moon landing gear was the Canadian engineer, Owen Maynard, born in Sarnia, Ontario.
OLD-SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY! 50 years may not seem that long ago in history. However, a cell phone today has more processing power than Apollo's computers; humanityand technology have taken quite the leap!
INCLUDES SERIALIZED CERTIFICATE:The Royal Canadian Mint certifies all of its collector coins.
99.99% PURE GOLD COIN: NO GST/HST.
Design:
Designed by Canadian artist Tony Bianco, your coin features the iconic scene when humanity firstset foot on the Moon, with the landing module towering in the background. It is marked with the memorable dates "1969" and "2019" and"50 years/ans" that have passed since the event. The message of peace written by Pierre Elliott Trudeau on a tiny silicone disk that was left on the Moon also appears on the edge of the coin. The design features a rounded, convex shape reminiscent of the Moon.
