In recent years, the United States Mint has had a track record of releasing silver and gold commemorative coins honoring important milestones and anniversaries. 2022 is no different as the US Mint prepares to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the first issue of a Purple Heart in American history. Right now, 2022-W $1 Proof American Silver National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Coins are available to purchase online from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives in a capsule with an included presentation box, themed shipper, and Certificate of Authenticity!
• Celebrates America’s Purple Heart recipients!
• Limited overall mintage of 400,000 coins across the series!
• Contains .859 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
• Bears a face value of $1 (USD) backed by the federal government.
• Obverse features a depiction of a Purple Heart.
• Reverse shows a World War I-era nurse tending to a wounded service member.
• W mint mark from the West Point Mint.

Each of the 2022-W $1 Proof American Silver National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Coins available in this listing will be individually packaged for delivery. These coins are encapsulated and presented in a box by the US Mint. The coin and presentation box arrive in an outer shipper with a Certificate of Authenticity included.

The Purple Heart is an honor given to those service members wounded in action or killed in action while serving in the United States Military. The formal Purple Heart honor now awarded wounded or killed service members was conceived in 1917 during America’s early involvement in World War I, though the first medal was not actually awarded until 1932. However, its roots are in the Revolutionary War, hence the use of President George Washington’s effigy on the medal.

Obverse design elements on 2022-W Proof American Silver National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Coins include a depiction of the medal in question. The Purple Heart offers a medal in the shape of a heart with a left-profile effigy of President Washington.

Reverse visuals on 2022 $1 Proof Silver National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Coins offer an image of an American nurse in action. The nurse depicted here is part of America’s World War I service, a conflict that saw 23,000 women serve as nurses in the United States Military.

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