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Challenge Coin - Battleship Memorial Park - USS Alabama - BB-60 Mobile, Alabama
| Location | United States |
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| Type | Membership medal |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) underway at sea in gilt relief, with her hull number '60' visible on the bow, set against a color-enameled canton of the American flag displaying stars and red and white stripes. The legend 'USS ALABAMA BB60' arcs along the upper border and 'DARE TO DEFEND' along the lower, with small stars flanking the inscriptions. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a color-enameled heraldic shield bearing the arms of the state of Alabama — a blue chief with gold stars above a white field charged with a red saltire — surmounted by a rope-toped chief, with two flanking blue ribbon scrolls inscribed 'DARE TO DEFEND'. Above the shield, a relief depiction of the battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) is shown in profile. The legend 'USS ALABAMA BB60' arcs along the upper border and 'MOBILE, ALABAMA' along the lower, with a reeded inner band and small stars in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | USS ALABAMA BB60 · DARE TO DEFEND · MOBILE, ALABAMA |
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