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HNDGS-challenge coin

HNDGS-challenge coin
Challenge Coin of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (2021).

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 GrahamH
GrahamH club
Why is the writing in English rather than Greek?
16 months ago.
 SV1XV
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Because it is usually given to visiting Americans in exchange of their own. The tradition of military challenge coins does not exist in Greece.
16 months ago. Edited 16 months ago.
 GrahamH
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Thanks. I'd never heard of these.

www.medalsofamerica.com/blog/a-brief-look-at-the-history-of-challenge-coins-in-the-military
16 months ago. Edited 16 months ago.

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