June 22, 2022 -
The World War I Centennial Silver Medals were issued in conjunction with the congressionally authorized World War I Centennial Silver Dollar. The obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) designs of these medals honor each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces active...
September 27, 2018 -
The World War I Centennial Silver Medals are being issued in conjunction with the congressionally authorized World War I Centennial Silver Dollar. This five-medal program features obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) designs that pay homage to each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces...
October 9, 2017 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint unveiled the winning designs in the World War I Centennial 2018 Commemorative Coin Design Competition today. The unveiling took place during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition at...
February 23, 2021 -
In 2018, the U.S. Mint released the World War I Centennial Silver Dollar Coin in commemoration of the centennial of America’s involvement in World War I. The design for both the obverse and reverse of the coin was selected based...
May 24, 2018 -
By Jill Westeyn May 26, 2017 For the versed numismatist, the story of how coinage changes during times of war and conflict is a familiar one. From variations in design to adjustments in metallic composition, U.S. coinage serves as a window...
March 31, 2017 -
PUBLIC—NO. 690—74TH CONGRESS H.R. 11533 June 16, 1936 An Act To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the...
March 31, 2017 -
PUBLIC—NO. 160—75TH CONGRESS CHAPTER 377—1ST SESSION S. 102 June 24, 1937 An Act To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of...
February 15, 2017 -
Press Release May 10, 1976 The Bureau of the Mint joins the Secretary of the Army, Martin R. Hoffman, and the secretary of the Navy, J. William Middendorf II, in announcing that national medals in commemoration of the Bicentennial of...
March 29, 2007 -
WASHINGTON — The United States Mint today announced that bronze duplicates and miniature bronze replicas of the Congressional Gold Medal honoring the Tuskegee Airmen are now available. President George W. Bush presented the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen...
July 20, 2005 -
QUANTICO, VIRGINIA — History was made today at United States Marine Corps Base Quantico. The United States honored a branch of the military for the first time with a commemorative coin, the Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Silver Dollar. The image...
