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[b]United States Mint Announces Historic Collaboration with the Royal Australian Mint[/b] The United States Mint (Mint) announced today a collaborative project with the Royal Australian Mint. The two Mints will produce a commemorative coin set in celebration of the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing on July 20, 1969. The set will feature a U.S. Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Half Dollar paired with an Australian 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing 1 oz. $5 Silver Coin. The limited production set will be sold and distributed by the Royal Australian Mint, and will include a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the Director of the United States Mint and the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Australian Mint. The United States Mint will market the set on its website and provide a link to the Royal Australian Mint's website for U.S. customers who wish to purchase the product. "This jointly–issued coin set magnificently symbolizes our long standing alliance and friendship with Australia," said United States Mint Director David Ryder. "Many Americans will remember listening for the critical reports from the tracking stations in Australia at Carnarvon, Honeysuckle Creek, Tidbinbilla and Parkes, as the Apollo 11 spacecraft traveled to, orbited and landed on the Moon." "We are very pleased that the Royal Australian Mint is entering into a product partnership with the United States Mint to bring customers a unique collectible that marks one of mankind's most remarkable achievements," said Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, the Australian Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance. "The collaboration highlights the unique part Australia had to play in sending a man to the Moon." The United States and the Royal Australian Mint will announce the release date for the two-coin set as soon as it has been determined.
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