Panel makes its recommendations for WWI medals
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Commission of Fine Arts makes recommendations for 2018 World War I silver medals
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It's interesting that all the medals, except for the Air Force, say "Over There!" but the slogan isn't mentioned in the article at all. Anyone know why the Air Force one wouldn't have this slogan?
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But what really ticks me off is how, as a NU fan, this is not called goaltending by Gonzaga, resulting in a momentum breaker. Clearly, the Zag hand is thru the cylinder. WHAT A RIP.
Being a Navy Vet,...I may get the Navy coin.... I like it....Cheers, RickO
The Mint has issued a fair share of WWI and WWII related medals in the last 5 years (15 + medals IIRC, and mostly Code Talker related), but none of them seem to be overly popular. Hopefully these new ones will be more popular because they're being struck in silver, marketed in conjunction with the commemoratives, and bear a broader military theme.
Over all, I like the designs and know that they will be executed well. If you haven't seen a 3'' medal struck by the US Mint in the last 5 years, they're awesome!
The "Over There" is unneeded lettering and detracts from the designs. The US Air Service medal looks good without the extra lettering.
Did anyone else notice the same "2-Man" theme for the designs of the Army, Marines, and Coast Guard medals?
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The only one I don't care for is the Air medal. I think an image of a Spad in flight, quartering and tilted, with a trench landscape in the background, would have been more interesting.
I would like to see an airplane on our coinage. As well as a battleship....not only on a medal.
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