do all medals flip left to right to show the image on the reverse and obverse

jessewvu

Imaging some coins tonight, I noticed a Eisenhower medal flipped left to right to show the image in the correct orientation. The accompanying $1 presidential coin flipped top to bottom to show correctly.

Is that common on all US Mint medals?

Onastone

I always remembered it by Coins Flip, Medals Rotate. Medals were made to be worn on a uniform and would hang with both sides upright. I believe it is common on all medals however I'm sure there are some coin exceptions somewhere that don't flip!

ChrisH821

I believe so, medallic alignment is the term I think.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_orientation

JBK

This is US based info, as many foreign coin have what we call medal alignment.

keets

not all medals have that orientation although it is standard.

jmlanzaf

For US mint products, yes. Globally, no.

desslok

@Onastone said:
however I'm sure there are some coin exceptions somewhere that don't flip!

I think almost all non-U.S. coins are minted in what the U.S. calls "medal alignment". It's the U.S. coins that are the exception, not the other way around.

ricko

Yep... I always remembered 'coins flip, medals turn'....Except on foreign coins..... and the occasional mint error... Cheers, RickO