2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin - U.S. Military Valor Recognition #1252321 (License: Personal Use)

The coin features a high-relief depiction of the Medal of Honor suspended from a ribbon-topped column, flanked by the founding year (1861) and the centennial anniversary year (2011). Its obverse includes the inscriptions “Liberty” at the top, “In God We Trust” along the left rim, and “Medal of Honor” on the right, with a finely detailed star-shaped medal showing allegorical figures in its center. The edge is reeded, and the initials “JFM” denote designer John F. Mercanti.

Used on government mint pages, military history sites, and collector forums to showcase U.S. commemorative coinage honoring the nation’s highest military decoration; targets collectors, historians, and patriotic audiences seeking authoritative visual reference.