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The obverse design depicts U.S. combat troops engaged in a helicopter assault operation. The helicopter and troops are superimposed over a map of Vietnam. The inscription “VIETNAM VETERANS NATIONAL MEDAL” encircles the design. The reverse design features the inscription “IN HONOR OF THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE OF THEMSELVES IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE DEMOCRACYAND PEACE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THIS MEDAL IS STRUCK BY ACT OF CONGRESS 1984.” A vignette including an eagle, shield, American flags, the Capitol dome, and stars anchors the inscription.
Design: | Obverse Designer: Corporal Terril K. Tritch Obverse Sculptor: Matthew Peloso Reverse Designer: James M. Peed Reverse Sculptor: Matthew Peloso |
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Struck Under Authority of: | Public Law: 98-566 |
Denomination: | N/A |
Finish: | Matte |
Composition: | N/A |
Weight: | N/A |
Diameter: | N/A |
Edge: | Plain |
Mint and Mint Mark: | Philadelphia, (no mint mark) |
Privy Mark: | N/A |