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The 2013 5 Star Generals Silver Dollar was issued as part of a commemorative coin program authorized to recognize the 5-Star Generals of the United States Army as well as celebrate the 132nd anniversary of the founding of the United States Army Command and General Staff College where each of the generals either taught or attended.
A five-star rank is the highest military rank in the United States, with a five-star general insignia. Five-star ranks are extremely senior and are usually the highest ranks. As an active rank, the position exists only in a minority of countries and is usually held by only a very few officers during wartime. In times of peace, it is usually held only as an honorary rank. Traditionally, five-star ranks are granted to distinguished military commanders for notable wartime victories and/or in recognition of a record of achievement during the officer's career, whether in peace or in war.
Five-star ranks were created in the U.S. military during World War II because of the awkward situation created when some American senior commanders were placed in positions commanding allied officers of higher rank. U.S. officers holding five-star rank draw full active duty pay for life, both before and after retiring from active duty. The five-star ranks were retired in 1981 on the death of General of the Army Omar Bradley. Nine Americans have been promoted to five-star rank, one of them, Henry H. Arnold, in two services (U.S. Army then later in the U.S. Air Force).
Obverse
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Depicts portraits of Generals George C. Marshall and Dwight D. Eisenhower against a striped background with a five-star insignia at the centre. Inscriptions on the obverse of the present coin include the names of the Generals, the motto “In God We Trust”, “Liberty”, and the date “2013”. • GEORGE C. MARSHALL • DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER • |
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Reverse
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Depicts an image of the Leavenworth Lamp, in a design similar to the $5 gold coin issued under the same program. The inscriptions read “United States of America”, “One Dollar”, “E Pluribus Unum”, “U.S. Army Command and General Staff College”, and “Fort Leavenworth”. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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1 Dollar
US Army 5-Star Generals
George C. Marshall and Dwight D. Eisenhower
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KM# 553
US Army 5-Star Generals
George C. Marshall and Dwight D. Eisenhower