Medal designs show WWI military
The designs of five silver medals were revealed by the Mint on Oct. 10. They will be issued in 2018 to mark the Centennial of World War I. Each 90…
The designs of five silver medals were revealed by the Mint on Oct. 10. They will be issued in 2018 to mark the Centennial of World War I.
Each 90 percent silver dollar-sized medal honors a branch of military service in the American Armed forces during the war.
They will not be sold individually next year but instead will be paired with the World War I Centennial silver dollar.
The Army medal will be struck at West Point.
The Marine Medal will be struck at San Francisco.
Philadelphia will strike the Navy medal and the Coast Guard medal.
Denver will strike the Air Service medal.
For information about the coin designers and the sculptor-engravers, bisit the Mint’s website at www.usmint.gov.
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