Dec. 31 last day to order American Legion centennial coins
There’s
not much time left to purchase The American Legion 100th Anniversary
Commemorative Coin series. After Dec. 31, the U.S. Mint will no longer
sell these limited-edition collector’s items.
The
American Legion's 100th Anniversary Commemoratives Coin series was
released March 14 by the U.S. Mint in celebration of the Legion's 100th
birthday. The three commemorative coins that celebrate The American
Legion’s centennial and legacy include a $5 gold piece, a silver dollar
and a clad half-dollar. The three-coin proof set is also still available
for purchase.
The
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.
The
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.
The
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.
The
proceeds from this year’s coin sales from the U.S. Mint help fund
American Legion programs that support veterans, servicemembers, their
families and the communities in which they live.