Medal - USS Midway V-J Day Kiss

€435,815.00
LocationUnited States
Year
TypeMedals/Souvenir medallions
CompositionNickel brass
Weight20.5 g
Diameter38.1 mm
Thickness2.38 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeReeded
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionPortrayal of a photograph on V-J Day in Times Square by Alfred Eisenstaedt. It shows a U.S. Navy sailor embracing and kissing a total stranger—a dental assistant—on Victory over Japan Day in New York City`s Times Square on August 14, 1945.
Obverse letteringUSS MIDWAY SAN DIEGO
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionImage of the USS Midway with specifications and information
Reverse letteringLength: 972 feet Width: 113 feet Launched: March 20, 1945 USS Midway Commissioned: Sept. 10, 1945 Class: Midway Aircraft Carrier Crew: 4,500 HM
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverHM
Highland Mint (The Highland
Mint), Melbourne, Florida, United States (1980-date)
MintageND HM - -
Catalog ID2941630450
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