The obverse (heads side) design depicts a portrait of a fictional Borinqueneer. The soldiers in the background are in an inverted “V” formation, taking the high ground with fixed bayonets during an assault on the enemy during the Korean War. The crossed rifles insignia appears at the bottom of the design.
Obverse lettering
65th INFANTRY REGIMENT
BORINQUENEERS
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
The reverse (tails side) design depicts the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is a 16th-century citadel, a central symbol of Puerto Rico and the preferred military command ceremonial parade site of the 65th Infantry Regiment.
Reverse lettering
HONOR ET FIDELITAS
1899-1956
WORLD WAR I
WORLD WAR II
KOREAN WAR
ACT OF CONGRESS 2014
