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Department of Defense The Pentagon
| Location | United States |
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| Technique | Colored, Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the official seal of the United States Department of Defense in full color enamel against a blue field: a gilt American bald eagle with wings displayed, holding three crossed arrows in its talons and flanked by olive branches, with a shield on its breast and radiating sunbeams above. The circular legend in the black border reads DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE above and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA below, in gilt raised lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Reverse description | The reverse features four colored enamel roundels arranged around a central raised pentagon device, each bearing the seal of a U.S. military branch: Department of the Army (top), Department of the Navy (left), Department of the Air Force (right), and the Marine Corps emblem (bottom), all set against a radiating sunburst field. The upper border bears the legend ARMY•NAVY•AIR FORCE•MARINES in raised gilt lettering on a blue enamel band, while THE PENTAGON appears along the lower border; red and white stripes reminiscent of the American flag fill the lower field. |
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