2020 Transnistria First Dog in Space Exploration Belka Strelka Silver Color Coin
1 Oz silver coin. 60th Anniversary of the Space Flight of Belka and Strelka. The First Animals in Space. Spectacular Colorized Space coin! ” Space Exploration series” coin series. Weight (fine metal content): 31.1 g. Minted by the Moscow Mint. 8th coin in Superb “Space Exploration” coin series! Absolutely gorgeous space coin. Scarce and difficult to find. Only 200 ever minted. This coin is Brand New – comes with the original mint capsule, presentation box with Certificate of Authenticity. The first dogs to return from space alive were Belka and Strelka (‘Squirrel’ and’Little Arrow’) launched on 19 August 1960 by the Soviet space programme. Strelka gave birth to six puppies, one of which was given to US President John F Kennedy by the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. Great Gift and Fantastic Collector’s item for a space coin collector. We are professional coin dealer and sell world coins over 20 years. Take a look at my other lots maybe you will find something that interests you.