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Vintage Apollo-era astronaut coin bank, circa 1969, commemorating America\'s historic Moon landing.
This charming cast-metal bank features a smiling astronaut in a USA spacesuit sitting atop a crater-covered Moon, waving one hand in celebration. Finished in metallic silver with translucent orange-red accents in the lunar craters.
Originally produced as a promotional savings bank forCity Bank & Trust Co., N.A., likely of Jackson, Michigan.
The design is commonly attributed to Banthrico, a Chicago-based manufacturer known for its collectible promotional banks.
A wonderful piece of Space Age Americana, combining the excitement of the Apollo program with classic midcentury advertising memorabilia.
