Coast Guard medal coming in August
Orlena
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I don’t know if anyone here was in the Coast Guard, but I noticed this 2.5 oz medal on the mint website. Very nice design whether or not you were in. I might be in just for the design ….
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UHR on the obverse anyone?
Thanks for bringing this to our attention (SK1, USCG, 1978-1982 - USCG Electronics Engineering Center).
Very nice medal.... I was Navy, but really like that medal....Cheers, RickO
I see the 1 oz has moved on the schedule TBA At $160 the 2.5 is out of budget. Just hope 1oz design is the same cause the 2.5 rocks 🤓
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My grandpa WW1 submarines. My pop WW2 CPO stateside supply service. Navy all the way (my aunt WW2 captain pacific theater army, she was always a little different 😊) thanks for your service ricko
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
I like it very much.
I agree, that's a beautiful medal.
"A U.S. Coast Guard 1 oz. Silver Medal (SCG1) with the same design will be available next year."
U.S. Mint
This design depicts a Coast Guard national security cutter at full throttle, speeding head-on toward the viewer. The inscriptions "U.S. COAST GUARD" and the Coast Guard motto "SEMPER PARATUS" (always ready) are arced around the upper border. The hull number identifies the cutter Hamilton, named for Alexander Hamilton. This 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. The racing stripes are 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 “HONOR,” “RESPECT,” and “DEVOTION TO DUTY.”
https://catalog.usmint.gov/us-coast-guard-2.5-ounce-silver-medal-S20MB.html?cgid=2021-product-schedule