America: Historical Apollo 11 Bronze Medal issued 30th Anniversary 1969 – 1999.

On July 20, 1969, the Apollo II astronauts left footstep on the moon. Apollo 11 Commemorative Medal was issued in 30^th Anniversary lunar landing 1969 – 1999. It is complete bronze and diagram 39 mm. Three personality’s portrait print on the medal sadly two men had died two months prior to the launching of Apollo II, there were a dozen well-trained and highly competent astronauts who could have taken their places.

Some people, of course, still feel that the Apollo project was just a gigantic boondoggle and not really important. So far, there has been little move to make the anniversary of July 20, 1969 (the date of the actual landing on the moon), a national holiday. On the other hand, we might remember that although Columbus Day was not celebrated in the sixteenth century, it celebrated today as the dawn of a new age.

Even if the Apollo project is never followed up, it will be forever remembered as one of the greatest achievements of the human race. I suspect, however, that the Apollo program eventually will be followed up, and that space travel will play a far greater role in the future than it has in the past. If so, our descendants will feel that the voyage of Apollo II, like Columbus’s voyage across the Atlantic, was the start of an entire new era in human history.   

Obverse: Heading line APOLLO II in normal fonts written July 16 left year 1969 to right 1999 and Eagle landing on the Moon with mission logo, eagle carrying olive branch in its talons.

Reverse: Rounded small dots three popular heroes American photos shown left the great Neil Armstrong, right the great Ewdin “Buzz” Aldrin, in mid side the great Micheal Collin, inscription written in centre large alphabets “30^th ANNIVERSARY OF Man’s 1^st LUNAR LANDING JULY 20, 1969” below logo first lunar landing, left and right olive branches.