The obverse of the medal features the hemlock groves behind the memorial boulder at the Flight 93 Memorial, a simple reminder of loss and healing.
Obverse lettering
A COMMON FIELD ONE DAY, A FIELD OF
HONOR FOREVER
ACT OF CONGRESS 2011
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
The reverse features 40 stars on a raised border around the edge of the design, one star for each victim. The design also features a bald eagle standing sentinel and clasping branches of laurel, signifying an eternal honoring of those who perished in the tragedies.
Reverse lettering
WE
HONOR THE
PASSENGERS AND CREW
OF FLIGHT 93
WHO PERISHED ON A
PENNSYLVANIA FIELD ON
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.
THEIR COURAGEOUS ACTION
WILL BE REMEMBERED
FOREVER.
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
