Medal - Vietnam War POW/MIA

Location United States
Year 1983
Type Token
Composition Bronze
Weight 22 g
Diameter 33.7 mm
Thickness 2.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description Central Image is a Bald Eagle in a bamboo grove to symbolize an American in captivity in the jungle and on the Inner Edge written `Missing in Service Defending Freedom in Southwest Asia` `POW` `MIA `
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering MISSING WHILE SERVING IN THE DEFENSE OF FREEDOM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA POW * MIA
Reverse description The Center a Medal with the Phrase `Service to the Republic of Vietnam`, Above the Medal `You are not Forgotten` below `By Act of Congress of September 1983`, the Around the Inner Edge `In Honor of the Americans Still Forgotten-1961-Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia-1973`
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering HONORING AMERICANS STILL MISSING You Are Not Forgotten BY ACT OF CONGRESS SEPTEMBER 1983 REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM SERVICE EZS TMN 1961 * VIETNAM * LAOS * CAMBODIA * 1973
Mint Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 7707408010
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