The United States Mint is getting ready to put a rocket in your pocket.
As first announced in 2022, the state of Alabama chose NASA's historic Saturn V to appear on a $1 coin as its example of American Innovation. With the dollar piece now nearing its Spring 2024 release, the mint has revealed the final design for the moon rocket-adorned coin.
"The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Alabama recognizes the invention of the Saturn V rocket," reads the mint's website. "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."
Nine of the rockets launched crews to orbit or land on the moon. The last Saturn V to fly delivered the Skylab orbital workshop into Earth orbit.
Though the Saturn V flew from Florida, it is associated with Alabama, given it was designed and partially built at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
