Commemorative Coin for Sergeant Henry Johnson

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Date

2018

Description

Silver coin encased in plastic covering held inside a laminated card stock. On the card stock it has a picture of African-American soldiers in uniform standing in formation with text written across the picture in white lettering that reads "Beyond the Call of Duty, Sergeant Henry Johnson". In the bottom left hand corner. There is the name "Chris Costello" which is hand-written in Sharpie marker pen. Also, in the bottom left hand corner, there is more text in white lettering that reads "1 Troy OZ. .999 Silver". On the Front of of the Silver coin there is a picture of Henry Johnson with text on the outer border of the coin that reads "Argonne Forest 15 May 1918" and "Enlisted 05 Jun 1917 Albany, NY". On the back of the coin there is a picture of a building with a clock tower and two flags atop the building. On the outer border of the backside of the coin there is text that reads "1 Troy OZ. .999 Fine Silver" and "Honor, Duty, Service". At the center of the backside of the coin there is text that reads "Sacrifice Today for our Community's Tomorrow".

Type

Artifact

Region

New York State, United States, Global

Era

Turn of the Century and WWI

Topic

African Americans, World War I

Repository

New York State Museum

Identifier

H-2018.20.1

Source

New York State Museum

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