Owner Comments:
'END OF WORLD WAR II 75th ANNIVERSARY SILVER MEDAL
SPECIFICATIONS
Finish: Proof
Composition: 99.9% Silver
Diameter: 1.598 inches (40.60 mm)
Weight: 1.000 troy oz. (31.103 grams)
Edge: Plain
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint Mark: None
Mintage: 20,000
First Day of Issue: November 9, 2020
Issue Price: $75.00
MEDAL OBVERSE
Designer: Ronald Sanders
Engraver: Phebe Hemphill
Description: The obverse design features an eagle in flight grasping an olive branch, symbolizing peace, in its right talon. The design is inspired by the 1945 version of the Great Seal of the United States, where the eagle faces right, toward the olive branch. Inscriptions are "LIBERTY", "1945" and "WORLD WAR II."
MEDAL REVERSE
Designer: Donna Weaver
Engraver: Renata Gordon
Description: The reverse design echoes the sun element on the obverse of the 1945 World War II Victory Medal. The sun from that medal has, 75 years later, risen to noon day brilliance. It shines on the olive branches. The inscription is "75th ANNIVERSARY."
Holder: NGC Scratch-Resistant
Label: V-Day Special Label
Pedigree: END OF WORLD WAR II 75th ANNIVERSARY