September 10, 2018

Legion centennial coin designs unveiled

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Legion centennial coin designs unveiled
Legion centennial coin designs unveiled

Sales could raise millions to assist veterans, military and American Legion programs.

The designs of three commemorative coins that honor The American Legion’s 100th anniversary were unveiled at the 100th National Convention in Minneapolis on Aug. 30. The coins are scheduled to go on sale in March 2019. To be added to the mailing list for updates, visit www.legion.org/coin.

The Mint will strike and issue 50,000 of the gold coins, 400,000 of the silver dollars and 750,000 of the half-dollars.

  • Gold pieces feature on the heads side the Eiffel Tower, a V for victory in World War I, the engraved word LIBERTY and the years 1919 – 2019 encircled by the outer ring of an American Legion emblem, recognizing the organization’s founding in Paris after the armistice that ended the Great War. On the tails side of the $5 coin, a soaring bald eagle is depicted, along with a sculpted American Legion emblem.
  • Silver dollar shows on the heads side the Legion emblem surrounded by oak leaves and a lily, commemorating the Legion’s founding in Paris. The reverse side has crossed U.S. and American Legion flags under a fleur-de-lis and the dates 1919 and 2019 and the inscription 100 YEARS OF SERVICE.
  • Half-dollar has on its heads side two children, one of whom is wearing her dad’s Legion cap, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The reverse continues the pledge with …OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with a billowing U.S. flag and Legion emblem above the inscription.
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