House Of Representatives Passes A Bill To Make Special Coins To Commemorate The 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Who could forget the historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing that occurred on July 20, 1969? Apparently, no one and to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the House of Representatives passed a bill to produce special commemorative coins. It would then lead to the Senate that needs unanimous vote then move to the President to imprint it into law.

The Apollo 11 Moon landing will have its 50th anniversary on July 20, 2019. The Congress would like the U.S. Department of Treasury to issue four memorial coins in celebration of the first landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon. The four memorial coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, half-dollar clad coins and proof silver $1 coins. All the coins will feature the "Buzz Aldrin on the Moon" photo, which was taken by Armstrong in 1969 with a 70 mm lunar surface camera, according to PC Mag.

They want the coins to have a convex/concave shape just like the curved coins that were created years ago, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Baseball of Fame. The shape is meant to exhibit the design on the concave side of each coin and visor of the astronaut's helmet of the time on the other side.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of Treasury will hold a competition for the design of concave side that is "emblematic of the United States space program" leading up to the Moon landing. The winner could win a cash prize of $5,000.

Once everything is approved, the specific number of coin denominations will include 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins. All these coins will be legal. These collectibles are purchased at certain amounts. The proceeds from the sales will go to the Astronauts Memorial Foundation, Smithsonian and the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, according to The Verge. The coins will be issued only for one year starting on Jan. 1, 2019.