© Coinsberg
10 Riyals - Mohammed Apollo XII
Silver (.999) | 30 g | 45 mm |
Issuer | Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) |
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Ruling authority | Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi (1938-1974) |
Type | Non-circulating coin |
Years | 1388-1389 (1969-1970) |
Calendar | Islamic (Hijri) |
Value | 10 Riyals |
Currency | Riyal (1966-1973) |
Composition | Silver (.999) |
Weight | 30 g |
Diameter | 45 mm |
Thickness | 2.1 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Demonetized | 1973 |
Updated | 2024-10-08 |
Numista | N#24057 |
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Rarity index | 83% |
Reverse
Four shields (Apollo 11, Apollo 10, Apollo 9, and a 4th shield) on moon background at left, heads of the 3 astronauts of Apollo XII with their names aligned on large shield at right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
APOLLO 11
APOLLO
X
STAFFORD YOUN CERNAN
Mc DIVITT SCOTT SCHWEICKART
APOLLO IX
CHARLES CONRAD
RICHARD GORDON
ALAN BEAN
APOLLO XII
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Issue Date: 16 June 1969Reported mintage of 2,550 sets for KM#PS5, and 200 sets for KM#PS8
Official Proof Set (unlisted in Krause) containing 2 silver and 2 gold coins (KM#4, 5, 9 & 10) dated AH1388-1969, for Apollo XI and Apollo XII:
© Steve Desouza
Proof Set (Unlisted; KM#1,2,3,4,5,19,22):
© Zameer Abubakar
Official Proof Set (unlisted in Krause) containing all 9 silver and 9 gold coins of Fujairah:
© Image courtesy of UAE Coin Collectors Club
Apollo 12 was the sixth manned flight in the United States Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon (an H type mission). It was launched on November 14, 1969, from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, four months after Apollo 11. Mission commander Charles "Pete" Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean performed just over one day and seven hours of lunar surface activity while Command Module Pilot Richard F. Gordon remained in lunar orbit. The landing site for the mission was located in the southeastern portion of the Ocean of Storms.
Unlike the first landing on Apollo 11, Conrad and Bean achieved a precise landing at their expected location, the site of the Surveyor 3 unmanned probe, which had landed on April 20, 1967. They carried the first color television camera to the lunar surface on an Apollo flight, but transmission was lost after Bean accidentally destroyed the camera by pointing it at the Sun. On one of two moonwalks, they visited the Surveyor and removed some parts for return to Earth. The mission ended on November 24 with a successful splashdown.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features an image of the Apollo 12 mission, which was the second manned mission to land on the moon, on its reverse side.
Price
Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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1388 (1969) | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1389 (1970) | 15000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 10 Riyals - Mohammed (Apollo XII) 1388-1389 (1969-1970) coin.