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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 27, July 4, 2021, Article 27

U.S. COAST GUARD SILVER MEDAL

Mike Unser wrote an article for CoinNews.net on the new U.S. Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal. Great looking piece! Congrats to the designers and engravers. Great team effort. -Editor

U.S. Coast Guard Silver Medal

The United States Mint this week unveiled design information and images for its 99.9% fine U.S. Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal which will feature a diameter of 2 inches.

Scheduled to launch Aug. 16, the product is the second of five from the U.S. Mint’s Armed Forces Silver Medal Program. The first medal honors the Air Force. It will be available July 13. Forthcoming medals will celebrate the Navy, Marine Corps and Army. The Mint will also later issue bronze versions as well as smaller 1-ounce silver editions.

Medal Designs

The selected obverse (heads side) and reverse (tails side) designs were recommended by the CCAC and CFA after reviewing 18 candidate designs.

Created by Richard Masters and sculpted by Michael Gaudioso, the medal’s obverse design depicts a Coast Guard national security cutter at full throttle, speeding head-on toward the viewer.

Inscribed around the upper border are "U.S. COAST GUARD" and the Coast Guard motto "SEMPER PARATUS" (always ready). The hull number identifies the cutter Hamilton, named for Alexander Hamilton.

Created by Thomas Hipschen and sculpted by Renata Gordon, the medal’s reverse design depicts two iconic symbols of the Coast Guard — a life preserver ring and the racing stripe mark, which is found on almost all Coast Guard craft.

To read the complete article, see:
U.S. Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal Design and Images Unveiled (https://www.coinnews.net/2021/07/02/u-s-coast-guard-2-5-ounce-silver-medal-design-and-images-unveiled/)

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