2017-04-22 Sat

A design competition will begin from 1st May, inviting participants to design four 2019 coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the flight of Apollo 11. Concave obverse designs will have to be designed by participants for a gold $5 half eagle, a silver dollar, a copper-nickel clad half-dollar, a silver dollar and America the Beautiful 3-inch 5-ounce .999 fine silver bullion coins.

Applications must be sent before 29th June 2017. Applicants will be informed if they can submit designs by 31st July and the last date for submitting designs is 8th September. The winner will be announced in 2018. The obverse design will be common for all four coins and the reverse design will be developed by US Mint separately.

The reverse should be a representation of the famous ‘Buzz Aldrin on the Moon’ photograph taken on 20th July 1969 by Neil Armstrong. The photo shows the helmet of astronaut Buzz Aldrin which reflects the image of the United States flag and the lunar lander. The coin obverse cannot have the name or depiction of any living person, including an astronaut but the reverse design may depict the same. There are many other rules and regulations for the design.