Description

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Code Talkers Bronze Medal is a bronze duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal presented at a ceremony on May 28, 2016, in recognition of its members’ dedication and valor. The medal is minted at the Philadelphia Mint.

The obverse design features a World War II code talker, a snipe, and the principal clans of the Mohawk Tribe—a bear, a wolf, and a snapping turtle. It is inscribed with “AKWESASNE MOHAWK CODE TALKERS.” The reverse design features a profiled figure, a Mohawk kustowa headdress, a bear claw necklace, a war club, and a Mohawk Wolf Belt. Inscriptions are “WORLD WAR I,” “WORLD WAR II,” and “ACT OF CONGRESS 2008.”