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Fleetwood [Coin commemorating the 20th anniversary of the lunar landing ]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09799.19.03 Author/Creator: Fleetwood Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Object Date: 20 July 1989 Pagination: 1 coin ; 3.9 x 3.9 cm. Order a Copy

One coin commemorating the 20th anniversary of the lunar landing dated 1989. Image depicted on coin is of Neil Armstrong stepping down from the module onto the moon's surface. Text engraved reads, "First Men on the Moon." Reverse side of the coin contains the seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

Aldrin, Buzz, 1930-
Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012

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