This is a great looking US NAVY - USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 challenge coin.
Coin has reeded edges and is about 1 9/16" in diameter. Front side of
coin is printed and colorized while the rear side is raised lettering
and gold plated. Coin
is contained in an acrylic air tight holder and displayed in an
attractive blue velvet presentation box which will make this a
very impressive gift or presentation.
The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the third United States Navy Nimitz-class supercarrier and is named after Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia,
in recognition of his contributions to the US Navy. The ship was
launched in 1980, undertook its maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent Refueling and Overhaul between 2005 and 2009. Carl Vinson's callsign is "Gold Eagle".
Besides deployments in Operation Desert Strike, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Enduring Freedom, the Carl Vinson was involved in a number of notable events. The body of Osama bin Laden was disposed of in 2011 from the deck of the Carl Vinson, and that same year, on Veterans Day, it played host to the first NCAA basketball game on an aircraft carrier, between North Carolina and Michigan State.