1 Dollar American Innovation - Alabama

Reverse

The reverse design depicts the power and force of the Saturn V rocket lifting off with the Moon in the background.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SATURN V
ALABAMA
CAC

Engraver: Craig Campbell

Designer: Craig Campbell

Edge

The year of minting (2024), mintmark, and the inscription “E PLURIBUS UNUM” and stars are incused on the edge of the coins.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 2024 P E PLURIBUS UNUM

Translation: Out of many, one.

Comment

The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Alabama recognizes the invention of the Saturn V rocket. The Saturn V rocket was developed to support the Apollo space program for human exploration to the Moon. NASA launched 13 Saturn V rockets between 1967 and 1973.

The Saturn V rocket was designed and built at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, under the supervision of aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. The “Heavy Lift Vehicle” was 363 feet tall, the height of a 36-story building. During launch, the rocket generated 7.6 million pounds of thrust – more power than 85 Hoover Dams.

NASA launched the first Saturn V rocket for the Apollo 4 mission in 1967. The last Saturn V launched in 1973, without a crew, to carry the Skylab space station into Earth orbit.

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Price

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