1969 Advertiser Moon Landing Medallion
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| Grade: | Uncirculated |
| Year: | 1969 |
| Metal: | White Metal |
| Obverse: | Apollo 11 / Eagle landing on the moon |
| Reverse: | Here men from the planet earth first set foot upon the moon July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all mankind. / Neil A. Armstrong / Michael Collins / Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. |
C1969/19. 35 mm white metal medallion issued by The Advertiser newspaper, ADS7 (a local TV station) and 5AD (a local radio station) in Adelaide for the 1969 moon landing. Comes with original cardboard packaging. Someone has written on the back of the packaging in neat hand-writing the exact time of the landing:
“12-56pm E.S.T July 21st 1969 man set foot on the moon”.
