Object Details
- Artist
- Alfred F. Maletsky
- T. James Ferrell
- Manufacturer
- U.S. Mint
- Summary
- This gold five dollar piece (proof) is one of two commemorative coins issued by the U.S. Mint to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1996. It depicts James Smithson (obverse) and the Smithsonian's sunburst logo (reverse) with anniversary dates and other inscriptions. The commemorative set also includes a silver one dollar coin (proof). Two sets of these coins were flown aboard Space Shuttle "Atlantis" on the STS-79 mission in September 1996 and then presented by the crew in a ceremony at the National Air and Space Museum in December. One set remains in this Museum and the other is held in the Numismatics Collection of the National Museum of American History.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from Smithsonian Institution
- 1996
- Inventory Number
- A19980085000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MEMORABILIA-Events
- Materials
- gold (90%), copper (6%), silver (4%)
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 0.2 × 2.2cm (1/16 × 7/8 in.)
- 3-D (In Case): 0.5 × 2.9cm (3/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19980085000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9da6c2d82-1e96-4d15-90bf-b7f02d55631e
