The reverse of the new coins depicts one of the Apollo 11 astronauts standing on the surface of the Moon, with the lunar module Eagle in the background. The effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is set into a circle at the base of the design.
The text in the background is an excerpt from the transcript of Commander Neil Armstrong’s journal of the lunar landing. The obverse of the new coins depicts the famous CSIRO Parkes radio telescope pointed towards the Moon, from which it is receiving television signals of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
“We are honoured to share these unique coloured domed coins, including the magnificent collaborative set with the United States Mint, to mark 50 years since Australia shared the first human perspective of the Moon’s surface with the world,” said Mr MacDiarmid. Royal Australian Mint CEO, Ross MacDiarmid says the coins celebrate a historic triumph of science and human endeavour in Australia and the world. The coins were launched by the Royal Australian Mint’s CEO, Ross MacDiarmid with the support of Operations Scientist at CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope, Mr John Sarkissian former Parkes radio telescope site electrician and driver, Ben Lam former Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station Deputy Station Director, Mike Dinn and Royal Australian Mint Coin Designer, Adam Ball. Three new coins were released including the world’s first dome-shaped coloured nickel plated coin, a domed gold coin and a coloured silver domed coin as part of a collaborative set with the United States Mint. The Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) is launching new limited edition domed coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing with those who worked on the historic transmission of Apollo 11 in Australia.
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