75th Anniversary The Battle off Samar Challenge Coin

**Specification**
Title	75th Anniversary The Battle off Samar
NP ID	M35
Category	Challenge Coin
Type	Foreign Issued
Country	USA
Year	2019
Mintage
Maker	Kidder Corp Coins
Shape	Round
Edge	Plain
Weight	44.88 gm
Diameter	44.67 mm
Thickness	4.25 mm
Process
Quality
Magnetism	Non-magnetic
Material	Brass
Metallic Composition	66% Copper, 34% Zinc
Finish
Color	Enameled
Orientation	Medallic Orientation
Packaging	Sleeve
Designer
Engraver
Issue Price
Date Issued	2019
Issued By	Task Unit 77.4.3 (Taffy III)
Issued At
Kind	Medal
Currently Used	A000127

Specification

Title

75th Anniversary The Battle off Samar

NP ID

M35

Obverse

Image of Leyte Gulf, United States Ship, stars, "Leyte Gulf" "The Battle off Samar" "75th Anniversary" "Oct 25, 1944 ~ Oct 25, 2019"

Reverse

Great Seal of the United States, 2 stars "E Pluribus Unum (One out of many)" "Taffy III 77.4.3 WWII" "Battle of Leyte Gulf"

Note

Issued as a challenge coin for the memorial of the 75th Anniversary of the Battle off Samar on October 25, 1944

Remarks

During WWII, Task Unit 77.4.3 nicknamed Taffy 3 was comprised of the following ships:

Escort Carriers
Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
St. Lo (CVE-63)
White Plains (CVE-66)

Destroyers
Heermann (DD-532)
Hoel (DD-533)
Johnston (DD-557)

Destroyer Escorts
Dennis (DE-405)
John C. Butler (DE-339)
Raymond (DE-341)
Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)