Congressional Medal Archives

CCAC Releases Images of USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Candidates

September 23, 2019 by Clinton

USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Candidates Cont'd

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released images of the candidates for the 2020 USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal. The images, 22 in all, are the finalist for the medal. It will likely be early 2020 before the final Obverse and Reverse designs are selected. The history of the Indianapolis is one of the more storied ones in naval history. In July 1945, it delivered the first nuclear bomb used in combat, Little Boy, …

United States Mint Unveils Anwar El Sadat Congressional Gold Medal Design

September 17, 2019 by Clinton

Anwar El Sadat Congressional Gold Medal Obverse

WASHINGTON – The United States Mint today unveiled the designs for the Anwar El Sadat Congressional Gold Medal in the Department of the Treasury’s historic Cash Room. United States Mint Director David J. Ryder unveiled the designs, and the ceremony was led by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management David Eisner. In attendance were members of the Sadat family as well as representatives from Egypt and other nations. “We are eternally grateful for President …

CCAC Releases Images of Proposed Steve Gleason Congressional Gold Medal

July 31, 2019June 18, 2019 by Clinton

As a result of their meeting today, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the proposed images for the upcoming Steve Gleason Congressional Gold Medal. These recommended proposals were released along side the Anwar El Sadat images that CCAC also is considering. In all, there are 10 Obverses and 10 Reverses being considered in honor of former NFL player Steve Gleason. Gleason is best known for a blocked punt in 2006 while playing for …

CCAC Releases Images of Proposed Anwar El Sadat Congressional Gold Medal

August 1, 2019June 18, 2019 by Clinton

Yesterday I posted about the meeting today for the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, or CCAC. We now can see some of the fruits of the meeting. On the US Mint site, images of the 2020 Congressional Gold Medal honoring former Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat are available for review. In all, there are 14 Obverses and 14 Reverse that are being considered. You can view all of them in a gallery here on the Mint’s …