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Challenge Coin - United States Marine Corps Detachment
| Location | United States |
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| Thickness | 2.85 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicts the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising scene, showing Marines hoisting the American flag atop Mount Suribachi. Unit designations H&S, MTIC, EEIC, and MP/NBCIC appear in the field surrounding the central motif, with the legend SEMPER FIDELIS arcing across the upper border and TRAINING TODAY'S MARINES FOR TOMORROW'S MISSIONS along the lower border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem of the United States Marine Corps occupies the central field in high relief, with a spread eagle surmounting a globe overlaid on a fouled anchor. The design is enclosed within a raised rope border, with four five-pointed stars flanking the legends. The upper legend arcs UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS DETACHMENT and the lower legend reads FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI. |
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