Challenge Coin
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2019.83.4
Dimensions: 1.75 in diameter
Dimensions (Metric): 4.445 cm diameter
Dimensions (Metric): 4.445 cm diameter
Source: Mary Galligan
Credit Line: Gift of Mary E. Galligan
Description
Challenge coin bearing the insignia of the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation on the front. A commemorative image on the back features an engraved image of the Twin Towers with an American flag and text: "NYC | 2812 | FBI." Printed around the image is text: "MAY WE NEVER FORGET | 9-11-01."
Challenge coin bearing the insignia of the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation on the front. A commemorative image on the back features an engraved image of the Twin Towers with an American flag and text: "NYC | 2812 | FBI." Printed around the image is text: "MAY WE NEVER FORGET | 9-11-01."
Historical Notes
The FBI is a national security and intelligence organization responsible for protecting and defending the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and for upholding and enforcing the criminal laws of the United States. On 9/11, the FBI deployed agents to each attack site and to the airports from which the hijacked flights had departed, setting in motion what became the largest and most complex investigation in its history. Agents worked to identify the hijackers and their accomplices and to deter future attacks.
The FBI is a national security and intelligence organization responsible for protecting and defending the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats and for upholding and enforcing the criminal laws of the United States. On 9/11, the FBI deployed agents to each attack site and to the airports from which the hijacked flights had departed, setting in motion what became the largest and most complex investigation in its history. Agents worked to identify the hijackers and their accomplices and to deter future attacks.
