1983 POW MIA Family medallion

[mvmhm]

I've been chasing one of these since I first saw one here on the forum in 2008. I was browsing the Facebook Marketplace and wasn't finding anything really sexy, so I tried just looking for "medal", and this popped up at $35. It was located in IL, and the advert said pick-up only. I messaged the seller and offered $50 if he would ship it, which he accepted. Unfortunately, there's no history with it - another one of the "lost to time" provenance.  This is a very heavy piece and is nearly 1/4 inch thick.  They were minted and awarded to the (then) 2,494 families of our Vietnam POW/MIAs. A smaller version was made available for sale as a medallion only, with the funds being used to pay the cost of this medallion.

 

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