Candidate designs have been crafted for three Congressional Gold Medals to honor victims of the Sept. 11, 2001. The medal is the highest civilian honor bestowed by Congress.
A small sampling of the candidate designs for the Fallen Heroes of 911 Congressional Gold Medals Designs Images of all the proposed designs are below
Medals are authorized by the Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act, Public Law No: 112-76, for each site impacted by the terrorist attacks of 2001.
As part of the process leading to their striking by the United States Mint, all the proposed designs are getting reviewed today by the Commission of Fine Arts and they will get inspected by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee on May 19, 2014.
In total, the U.S. Mint unveiled 84 different design candidates for obverse and reverse sides of three Congressional Gold Medals that will be given to:
Following the review and discussion stages, the Secretary of the Treasury will select the final 6 designs — one for each side of the three medals. In addition to the Congressional Gold Medals, the U.S. Mint will strike bronze duplicates that will be available for public purchase.
Offered below are images of the different design candidates for the Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Gold Medals. They are separated by the theme each conveys. (Jump to New York designs, Flight 93 designs, or Pentagon designs.)
National September 11 Memorial and Museum
In total, there are 18 obverse and 13 reverse design candidates for the National September 11 Memorial and Museum Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Gold Medal. Here are the obverse candidates:
Medal Design Candidate FH NY O 01Design Candidate FH NY O 01ADesign Candidate FH NY O 02Design Candidate FH NY O 03Design Candidate FH NY O 04Design Candidate FH NY O 05Design Candidate FH NY O 06Design Candidate FH NY O 06ADesign Candidate FH NY O 07Design Candidate FH NY O 08Design Candidate FH NY O 08ADesign Candidate FH NY O 09Design Candidate FH NY O 10Design Candidate FH NY O 10ADesign Candidate FH NY O 10BDesign Candidate FH NY O 11Design Candidate FH NY O 12Design Candidate FH NY O 13
Here are the 13 reverse candidates for the National September 11 Memorial and Museum Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Gold Medal:
Design Candidate FH NY R 01Design Candidate FH NY R 01ADesign Candidate FH NY R 02Design Candidate FH NY R 03Design Candidate FH NY R 04Design Candidate FH NY R 05Design Candidate FH NY R 06Design Candidate FH NY R 07Design Candidate FH NY R 12Design Candidate FH NY R 12ADesign Candidate FH NY R 13Design Candidate FH NY R 14Design Candidate FH NY R 15
Flight 93 National Memorial
In total, there are 13 obverse and 16 reverse design candidates for the Flight 93 National Memorial Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Gold Medal. Here are the obverse candidates:
Design Candidate FH PA O 01Design Candidate FH PA O 01ADesign Candidate FH PA O 02Design Candidate FH PA O 03Design Candidate FH PA O 04Design Candidate FH PA O 05Design Candidate FH PA O 06Design Candidate FH PA O 07Design Candidate FH PA O 08Design Candidate FH PA O 10Design Candidate FH PA O 10ADesign Candidate FH PA O 10BDesign Candidate FH PA O 12
Here are the 16 reverse candidates for the Flight 93 National Memorial Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Gold Medal:
Design Candidate FH PA R 01Design Candidate FH PA R 02Design Candidate FH PA R 03Design Candidate FH PA R 04Design Candidate FH PA R 05Design Candidate FH PA R 05ADesign Candidate FH PA R 05BDesign Candidate FH PA R 06Design Candidate FH PA R 07Design Candidate FH PA R 07ADesign Candidate FH PA R 08Design Candidate FH PA R 09Design Candidate FH PA R 10Design Candidate FH PA R 11Design Candidate FH PA R 12Design Candidate FH PA R 13
Pentagon Memorial
In total, there are 13 obverse and 11 reverse design candidates for the Pentagon Memorial Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Gold Medal. Here are the obverse candidates:
Design Candidate FH VA O 01Design Candidate FH VA O 01ADesign Candidate FH VA O 02Design Candidate FH VA O 03Design Candidate FH VA O 04Design Candidate FH VA O 05Medal Design Candidate FH VA O 05ADesign Candidate FH VA O 05BDesign Candidate FH VA O 06Design Candidate FH VA O 07Design Candidate FH VA O 08Design Candidate FH VA O 09Design Candidate FH VA O 11
Here are the 11 reverse candidates for the Pentagon Memorial Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Congressional Gold Medal:
Design Candidate FH VA R 01Design Candidate FH VA R 02Design Candidate FH VA R 03Design Candidate FH VA R 04Design Candidate FH VA R 05Design Candidate FH VA R 06Design Candidate FH VA R 07Design Candidate FH VA R 08Design Candidate FH VA R 09Design Candidate FH VA R 10Design Candidate FH VA R 10A
