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1969, UAE, Fujairah State. Proof Silver 10  Riyals "Apollo XIII" Coin. PCGS PR-67 UC!

Mint Year: 1969 Reference: KM-19. Mintage: 15,000 pcs.   Mint Year: 1969 AD (AH 1288) Denomination: 10 Riyals - Apollo XIII Commemorative Condition: Certified and graded by PCGS as PR-67 Ultra Cameo! Material: Silver (.900) Diameter: 45mm Weight: 30gm

Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the Apollo space program and the third intended to land on the Moon. The craft was launched on April 11, 1970, at 14:13 EST (19:13 UTC) from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank exploded two days later, crippling the Service Module (SM) upon which the Command Module (CM) had depended. Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water, and the critical need to make makeshift repairs to the carbon dioxide removal system, the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17, 1970, six days after launch.

The flight passed the far side of the Moon at an altitude of 254 kilometers (137 nautical miles) above the lunar surface, and 400,171 km (248,655 mi) from Earth, a spaceflight record marking the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth. The mission was commanded by James A. Lovell with John L. "Jack" Swigert as Command Module Pilot and Fred W. Haise as Lunar Module Pilot. Swigert was a late replacement for the original CM pilot Ken Mattingly, who was grounded by the flight surgeon after exposure to German measles.

The story of the Apollo 13 mission has been dramatized multiple times, most notably in the 1995 film Apollo 13.

Fujairah (Arabic: الفجيرة‎ Al Fuǧaira) is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, and the only one of the seven that has a coastline solely on the Gulf of Oman and none on the Persian Gulf.

Fujairah, dominated by the Sharqiyin tribe, sits at the mouth of the important trade route, the Wadi Ham (which is guarded by the Sharqiyin fort at Bithnah), through the mountains to the interior and the Persian Gulf Coast. Known as the Shamaliyah, the east coast of what is now the UAE was subject to Muscat until 1850, when it was annexed by the Al Qasimi of Sharjah.

The Shamaliyah was governed by the Al Qasimi Wali at Kalba although frequently seceded and in 1901 Hamad bin Abdulla Al Sharqi,   chief of the Sharqiyin, declared independence from Sharjah. This was   recognised by a number of the Trucial Sheikhs and also by Muscat, but   not the British, who were frequently provoked by the   independently-minded Ruler.

In 1952, Fujairah entered into treaty relations with Britain, becoming the last of the emirates to join the Trucial States. On 2 December 1971, Fujairah joined the United Arab Emirates.

Fujairah is home to the oldest mosque in the United Arab Emirates which was built in 1446 of mud and bricks. It is similar to other mosques found in Yemen, eastern Oman, and Qatar. Al Bidyah Mosque has four domes (unlike the other similar mosques which have between seven and twelve) and lacks a minaret.

The emirate of Fujairah covers approximately 1,166 km2, or   about 1.5% of the area of the UAE, and is the fifth-largest emirate in   the UAE. Its population is around 152,000 inhabitants (in 2009); only   the Emirate of Umm al-Quwain has fewer occupants.

Fujairah is the only emirate of the UAE that is almost completely mountainous. All the other emirates, such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi are located on the west coast, and are largely covered by deserts.   Consequently, Fujairah boasts a higher than average yearly rainfall of   the UAE, allowing farmers in the region to produce one crop every year.

The weather is seasonal, although it is warm most of the year. The   months of October to March are generally regarded as the coolest, with   daytime temperatures averaging around 25 °C (77 °F) and rarely venturing   above 30 °C (86 °F)—with temperatures climbing to over 40 °C (104 °F)   degrees in the summer. The winter period also coincides with the rainy season and although by no means guaranteed, this is when Fujairah experiences   the bulk of its precipitation. Rainfall is higher than the rest of the   UAE, partly because of the effect of the mountains that encircle the   Emirate, and partly because the prevailing winds are easterly bringing with them water-laden clouds off the warm Indian Ocean.

The variability of the east coast climate is partly due to the presence of the Hajjar mountain range.   As with other mountainous areas, precipitation is higher, and this   allows for a more varied micro-environment in the area. Tourist visitor   numbers peak just before the school summer months.