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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Silver Dollar

Commemorative Coins
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1994 Vietnam Veterans War Memorial Commemorative Silver Dollar Proof Obverse 1994 Vietnam Veterans War Memorial Commemorative Silver Dollar Proof Obverse
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1994 Vietnam Veterans War Memorial Commemorative Silver Dollar Proof Reverse 1994 Vietnam Veterans War Memorial Commemorative Silver Dollar Proof Reverse
Year of Issue

1994

Authorizing Legislation

Public Law 103-186

Background

Released on July 29, 1994, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Silver Dollar paid tribute to the memorial on its 10th anniversary.

Recipient Organization

Surcharges were paid to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to assist efforts to raise an endowment to be a permanent source of support for the repair, maintenance, and addition of names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  

Characteristics

The obverse design features a section of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, with an outstretched hand touching a name, and the National Monument and a tree in the background.

The reverse features three medals awarded during the Vietnam War.

Obverse Inscriptions

  • LIBERTY
  • 1994
  • IN GOD WE TRUST
  • VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

Reverse Inscriptions

  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • E PLURIBUS UNUM
  • ONE DOLLAR

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