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West Virginia National Guard, Desert Storm Commemorative Coin and Key Chain

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3964

Overview

Items commemorating the service of West Virginia National Guard units in Desert Storm and Desert Shield, including a coin, a key chain, and a card. The coin is bronze in color. It shows the image of a shield on one face with writing around the edge that reads "I am the guard; I helped liberate Kuwait". The other face shows the image of soldiers, a tank, and a helicopter with writing around the edge that reads "Citizen soldier in peace and war; West Virginia Army National Guard"; this face also lists the guard units that served. The key chain is a silver colored coin with an attached split ring; one face bears the image of an eagle and the other the outline of the state of West Virginia. The card is printed with a "Welcome Home" message from West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1991

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.3 Linear Feet (Summary: 4 in. (1 small clamshell box))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
West Virginia National Guard, Desert Storm Commemorative Coin and Key Chain, ca. 1991
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2013/10/07
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536