U.S. Coast Guard

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year2023
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze (95% copper, 5% zinc)
Weight
Diameter38.10 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
PeriodFederal republic (1776-date)
NoticeObverse: Michael Gaudioso
Reverse: Renata Gordon
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionA Coast Guard national security cutter head-on toward the viewer, above inscriptions of military branch and the Coast Guard motto. The hull number identifies the cutter Hamilton, named for Alexander Hamilton.
Obverse letteringU.S. COAST GUARD SEMPER PARATUS 753 RaM MG
(Translation: Always Ready)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA life preserver ring and the racing stripe mark depicted with a heraldic hatching tradition to indicate color, with horizontal lines indicating the color blue and vertical lines indicating red. The Coast Guard emblem, which is part of the racing stripe mark, is also in the center. Inscribed into the life preserver ring are the Coast Guard’s core values.
Reverse letteringHONOR RESPECT DEVOTION TO DUTY UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 1790 TRH RG
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverUnited States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
MintageND (2023)  - Matte -
Catalog ID7919462560
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