Enrollment is now open for the U.S. Air Force 1-ounce silver medal within the Mint’s Armed Forces silver medal program, with a launch deliberate Aug. 16, at 12 midday, Eastern Time.
The Air Force 1-ounce silver medal is listed within the Mint’s on-line catalog with out mintage, product, or family order restrict. The medal is obtainable through enrollment priced at $65, and the choice was nonetheless out there as of June 8.
The Matte Finish .999 advantageous 1-ounce silver medal measures 1.598 inches in diameter.
The medal depicts F-22 fighter jets on the obverse and the Air Force Memorial on the reverse.
The 1-ounce medal shares its obverse and reverse designs with a 2.5-ounce silver medal launched in 2021. The obverse design was created by U.S. Mint Artistic Infusion Program artist Paul C. Balan and sculpted by U.S. Mint Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill.
The reverse was designed by AIP artist Jamie Franki; Hemphill additionally sculpted the reverse.
The United States Armed Forces Silver Medals Program started in 2021 with 2.5-ounce medals honoring the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard. Released respectively July 13 and Aug. 17, these 2.5-ounce silver medals had been every priced at $160.
The U.S. Navy 2.5-ounce silver medal was supplied beginning March 11, 2022. The Marine Corps 2.5-ounce medal is scheduled for launch July 15, whereas the two.5-ounce silver medals for the Army and Space Force are scheduled for situation in 2023.
The Mint plans to supply each sizes of silver medals for all branches of the Armed Forces: the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Space Force.
In October 2021, the Mint listed the 1-ounce silver medals of their product catalog with a “Remind Me” button, to gauge demand.
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