Impressive grouping of items honoring the historic Apollo 11 mission, including: a .999 pure silver medallion struck by the Medallic Art Co. of New York, 2.5″in diameter, with front showing embossed profile images of the Apollo 11 crew and the lunar lander on the moon with encircled text, and the reverse featuring an image of President John F. Kennedy in relief under raised text: "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"; a .999 pure silver medallion struck by Wellings, 1.5″in diameter, with front showing embossed images of the crew with names and mission, and the reverse depicting the LM Eagle and astronauts on the moon with raised landing date and “The First Men on the Moon”; a sterling silver medallion measuring 1.5″ in diameter, with front showing embossed astronaut in front of Eagle with raised text, and reverse featuring mission text with moon and stars in relief; a commemorative $50 coin for the Marshall Islands, 1.5″in diameter, with front showing an Apollo 11 astronaut descending the Eagle ladder with raised text, and reverse embossed with the Marshall Islands seal; a copy of the Man on the Moon album narrated by Walter Cronkite, produced by CBS News (record included); and an uncommon oversized set of 11 official color NASA lithographs, 14 x 11 and 11 x 14, showing various images commemorating the Apollo 11 mission, which also includes the original NASA/United States Government Printing Office envelope identifying the contents as "Apollo—‘First Manned Lunar Landing,’ NASA Picture set No. 4.” In overall fine condition.
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