First Look! United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal

The United States Mint has released the first images of the upcoming 2.5 ounce silver medal honoring the United States Coast Guard. The medal, set to go on sale August 16, 2021, is the second medal honoring the United States Military branches to be released this year. The medal honoring the Air Force, after several delays, is set to go on sale later this month.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country’s eight uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the U.S. military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its duties

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The medal is a stunning design that captures the essence of the Coast Guard both on the Obverse and Reverse of the medal. The Obverse, featuring a Guard cutter ship, was designed by Richard Masters with Michael Gaudiso as the Metallic Artist.

United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)
United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The Reverse is design features the Guard’s insignia with its motto and a delicate rope around the rim. It was designed by Thomas Hipschen and the Metallic Artist was Renata Gordon

United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)
United States Coast Guard 2.5 Ounce Silver Medal Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

As it did with the Air Force 2.5 ounce silver medal, the Mint will have a limited production of the medal honoring the USCG. 10,000 of them will be produced and when sales begin, the household limit will be set to 1. The medal carries the same $160 price as its Air Force counterpart.

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