Yankee Division We're Back challenge coin
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| (Yankee Division We're Back challenge coin) | |
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| Mass: | g (1 troy oz) |
| Diameter: | 38 mm (1.5 in) |
| Thickness: | 3 mm |
| Edge: | Smooth |
| Composition: | Brass |
| Years of Minting: | 2006 |
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| Design: | YD insignia |
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| Designer: | Jesse L. Medford & Adam Mulholland of Challenge Coin Association |
| Design Date: | 2006 |
During WWI and WWII the 26th Infantry Division was known as the Yankee Division (YD). Currently, YD is represented by the 26th Brigade Combat Team. The Yankee Division colors have been active again since 2005. This challenge coin commemorates the return of the Yankee Division.
[edit] Battles listed on the coin reverse
- Champagne-Marne
- Aisne-Marne
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne
- Île-de-France
- Lorraine
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
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